Ashley wants to buy some tickets to the park online. There are two plans to choose from. The first plan is a
flat rate of $15.23 per ticket The second plan has a membership fee of $42, and a fee of $1.23 per ticket. Let
x be the number of tickets and C be the cost.
Plan 1: C = 15.23x Plan 2: C = 42 + 1.23x
a. When are the costs of the two plans equal to each other? Explain.
b. What is the y-intercept of the line for each equation? What does it mean in this context?
c. What is the constant rate of change for each relationship? What does it mean in this context?
d. For Plan 1, how many tickets are possible if the total cost is at most $100? Explain.