1. The county fair charges $1.25 per ticket for the rides. Jermaine bought 25 tickets for the rides and spent a total of $43.75 at the fair. Jermaine spent his money only on ride tickets and fair admission. The price of the fair admission is the same for everyone. Use y to represent the total cost and x to represent the number of ride tickets.
(a) Write a linear equation that can be used to determine the cost for anyone who only pays for ride tickets and fair admission.
(b) Define your variables.
(c) Explain your answer to Part 1a.