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Linear Equation Word Problems - Examples & Practice

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\text{Donald Duck Day}

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Today (June 9) is Donald Duck Day! He first appeared today in 1934 in an animated short film "The Wise Hen."

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Donald Duck is trying to make some extra cash. He tells Netflix they can add his movies. Netflix pays him $\$10000$ up front and an additional $\$1000$ for each 100 views his movies get. Donald Duck, using slope-intercept form, gets a linear equation for $y$ , the amount Netflix pays him: $y=1000x+10000$ What does $x$ represent in this formula?