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Mrs. Curtis wants to buy online tickets for a concert. Two options are given here.

Option 1: $53 for each ticket plus a shipping fee of $10

Option 2: $55 for each ticket and free shipping

What is a system of equations to represent the costs of the tickets?

Express your equations in the form of y=mx+b where x is the number of tickets purchased and y is the total cost.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Answer 1

x is the number of tickets purchased and y is the total cost.

Express your equations in the form of y=mx+b where x is the number of tickets purchased and y is the total cost.

Option 1: Option 1: $53 for each ticket plus a shipping fee of $10
              y = 53x + 10

Option 2: $55 for each ticket and free shipping
              y = 55x