The Buchanan Town Carnival charges $5 to enter and $2 for each ride. Write an expression to  represent how much it would cost to go to the carnival and ride r rides. Then, figure out how many rides  you could ride if you have $17.00. 

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Answer:

6 rides

Step-by-step explanation:

Let "y" represent the total cost...

Equation: y = 2r + 5

To figure out how many rides  you could ride if you have $17.00, set y equal to 17:

17 = 2r + 5

12 = 2r

r = 6