MUSEUM The cost to visit a museum includes a yearly membership fee plus a set rate for each visit to the museum. Elena and Tyrell are both members of the museum. Elena pays a total of $78 to visit the museum 8 times in 1 year. Tyrell pays a total of $100.75 to visit the museum 15 times in 1 year.



a. Define variables to represent the situation.



Let , 1 of 2.
x
represent the number of visits to the museum during the year, and let , 2 of 2.
y
represent the total yearly charge for a member.

Part B
Fill in the blank question.
Write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents the total charge to visit the museum in 1 year.



y
=

x
+




Find the cost for a member to visit the museum 18 times in 1 year.



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