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At a pet store, Rhonda paid $55 for 8 dog bowls and 6 bones. Kelly paid $32.50 for 2 dog bowls and 9 bones. Determine the cost of one dog bowl (x) and one bone (y). Write a system of linear equations that models this situation.

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Answer:

y is 8/5 when x = -4.

Explanation:

If the value of "Y" varies directly with "X", we can write y = kx, where k is the constant of proportionality.

If "y=-8,when x=20," then we can find k: -8 = 20k, or k = -2/5.

Then y = (-2/5)x.

If x = -4, then y = (-2/5)(-4) = 8/5

y is 8/5 when x = -4.

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