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Jay went to an amusement park. The park charges an entrance fee of $10.50 and $4.50 for every ride. Jay spent $46.50 on entrance fees and rides. Which fuction can be used to find the number of rides he went on?

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Answer:The function that can be used to find the number of rides is equal to [tex]x=\frac{(y-10.50)}{4.50}[/tex][tex]8\ rides[/tex]Step-by-step explanation:Let x------> the number of ridesy------> the total cost of entrance fees and rideswe know thatThe linear equation that represent the total cost is equal to[tex]y=10.50+4.50x[/tex]Solve for x[tex]x=\frac{(y-10.50)}{4.50}[/tex]For [tex]y=\$46.50[/tex]Find the value of xSubstitute the value of y in the equation [tex]x=\frac{46.50-10.50}{4.50}=8\ rides[/tex]