Johnny won a "free" fish at the fair. His parents gave him $10 which he spent on the ring toss. He is so excited about his "free" fish. What is the real cost of the fish if fish food costs $5.00 per month?
Since the initial amount is $10 for the game tickets, that was how much the "Free" fish actually cost. And M is the number of months he has the fish. This scenario can be modeled by a linear equation.
The equation would be C = 5m+10
So the actual cost of the fish is C. After 5 months the cost of the fish would be $35 (C=5*5+10), after 6 months the cost would be $40 and so on.
Think about situations that could be modeled with a linear equation you may encounter in everyday life, they could be similar to the example above.
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