You pay $13.50 per movie ticket. show your work

Define each variable and write an equation to represent the relationship between the number of movie tickets bought and the total cost.

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Let:
x = the number of movie tickets bought
y = the total cost

The cost of one movie ticket is $13.50. Therefore, for each movie ticket bought, the total cost increases by $13.50.

So, the equation representing the relationship between the number of movie tickets bought and the total cost is:

y = 13.50x