The county fair charges $2.50 per ticket for the rides. Henry bought 15 tickets for the rides and spent a total of $55.50 at the fair. Henry spent his money only on ride tickets and far admission. The price of the fair admission is the same for everyone. Use x to represent the number of tide tickets and y to represent the total cost.
(A) Find the cost of admission to the fair. Explain how you found the cost of admission.
(B) Write a linear equation that can be used to determine the cost for anyone who pays for ride tickets and fair admission.
(C) Explain what the coefficient on x and the constant of your linear equation represent.

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