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) define your variables.
(b) write a linear equation that can be used to determine the cost for anyone who only pays for ride tickets and fair admission.
(c) explain your answer to part 1b.