Suppose that it costs $20 to place a classified advertisement in the newspaper, plus $6 for each line. Then the cost to place an ad x lines long is given by y dollars, where y = 6x + 20.

Express as an ordered pair the fact that a 16 line ad costs $116.

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Rebecca Waller

17 September, 13:18

Suppose that it costs $20 to place a classified advertisement in the newspaper, plus $6 for each line. Then the cost to place an ad x lines long is given by y dollars, where y = 6x + 20.

Express as an ordered pair the fact that a 16 line ad costs $116.

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Elsa Oconnell · Answer 1

Y = 6x + 116

x = 16, since x represents the variable of how many lines needed to place the ad

Do not change $6 as it is the price for each line of ad

116 is the requested price for an ad

final answer:

y = 6 (16) + 116

y = 212

Suppose that it costs $20 to place a classified advertisement in the newspaper, plus $6 for each line. Then the cost to place an ad x lines long is given by y dollars, where y = 6x + 20.Express as an ordered pair the fact that a 16 line ad costs $116.

Suppose that it costs $20 to place a classified advertisement in the newspaper, plus $6 for each line. Then the cost to place an ad x lines long is given by y dollars, where y = 6x + 20.

Express as an ordered pair the fact that a 16 line ad costs $116.