You win a prize and are offered two choices:

Choice A: $0.10 on January 1, $0.20 on January 2, $0.40 on January 3, $0.80 on January 4, doubling the amount each day, or

Choice B: $5.00 on the first day, $10.00 on the second day, $15.00 on the third day, getting $5.00 more each day.

Which of the choices could be represented by a linear equation?

1) Choice A

2) Neither is linear

3) Choice B

4) Not enough information is given.

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Mathematics

Adison May

3 November, 21:39

You win a prize and are offered two choices:

Choice A: $0.10 on January 1, $0.20 on January 2, $0.40 on January 3, $0.80 on January 4, doubling the amount each day, or

Choice B: $5.00 on the first day, $10.00 on the second day, $15.00 on the third day, getting $5.00 more each day.

Which of the choices could be represented by a linear equation?

1) Choice A

2) Neither is linear

3) Choice B

4) Not enough information is given.

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Louisa · Answer 1

Choice B. A linear equation is an equation between two variables that gives a straight line when plotted on a graph. One variable is each day, the other is the increasing amount. One would be the x-axis, the other would be the y-axis.