AlgebraEasyUnit cost from a two-variable equation
Algebra practice question
The equation y = 5x gives the total cost y, in dollars, of buying x tickets. What is the cost, in dollars, of one ticket?
Answer: 5
When x = 1, y = 5.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 0
- 0 is the cost of no tickets.
- If you answered 1
- 1 is the number of tickets, not the cost.
- If you answered 10
- 10 is the cost of two tickets.
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