Question 5

Question

For a recent year, children's admission to the Minnesota State Fair was
$13
. Ride tickets were
$1.37
each. The equation
=y+1.37x13
represented the cost,
y
, in the dollars to be admitted to the fair and to purchase
x
ride tickets.

(a) Determine the slope of the line represented by
=y+1.37x13
. Interpret the meaning of the slope in the context of this problem.
The slope is
.

The slope means that the cost (increases or decreases) by
$
per ride.

Answer 1

The slope of the line represented by the equation is 1.37.

In the context of this problem, the slope represents the rate at which the cost increases for each additional ride ticket purchased. Specifically, for every additional ride ticket purchased, the cost increases by $1.37.