A school is ordering pencils for its students. The principal estimates that each student will use 30 pencils in one school year. The function y = 30x describes the total number of pencils, y, that the principal should order for x students. Which set of terms best describes the function y = 30x in this scenario? (2 points)
A) discrete and linear
B) discrete and non-linear
C) continuous and linear
D) continuous and non-linear

Question

A school is ordering pencils for its students. The principal estimates that each student will use 30 pencils in one school year. The function y = 30x describes the total number of pencils, y, that the principal should order for x students. Which set of terms best describes the function y = 30x in this scenario? (2 points) 
A) discrete and linear 
B) discrete and non-linear 
C) continuous and linear 
D) continuous and non-linear