Time (hours) Number of Bricks

2 100

4 200

6 300

8 400

The time it takes a brick layer to lay bricks varies directly with the number of bricks. The brick layer's data is shown in the table. If x = time, and y = the number of bricks, which equation models the brick layer's direct variation?

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6 July, 00:04

Time (hours) Number of Bricks

2 100

4 200

6 300

8 400

The time it takes a brick layer to lay bricks varies directly with the number of bricks. The brick layer's data is shown in the table. If x = time, and y = the number of bricks, which equation models the brick layer's direct variation?

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Elvis Whitehead · Answer 1

y=50x

Step-by-step explanation:

For every additional 2 hours (x), there are 100 bricks laid.

This means the slope is 50 (100/2) (200/4) etc.

50*2=100

50*4=200

50*6=300

50*8=400

Time (hours) Number of Bricks2 1004 2006 3008 400The time it takes a brick layer to lay bricks varies directly with the number of bricks. The brick layer's data is shown in the table. If x = time, and y = the number of bricks, which equation models the brick layer's direct variation?

Time (hours) Number of Bricks

2 100

4 200

6 300

8 400

The time it takes a brick layer to lay bricks varies directly with the number of bricks. The brick layer's data is shown in the table. If x = time, and y = the number of bricks, which equation models the brick layer's direct variation?