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?

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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?

turingtest · Answer

a direct linear proportion

are there multiple choices?

anonymous · Answer

YA) discrete and linear
B) discrete and non-linear
C) continuous and linear
D) continuous and non-linear

anonymous · Answer

Those are the answer choices

anonymous · Answer

the answer is (C)

turingtest · Answer

Yes, C

anonymous · Answer

Thankx JAY  not someone else

anonymous · Answer

he temperature in a freezer is falling steadily at a rate of 2°F per minute. The function  gives the temperature y after x minutes. Which set of terms best describes the function  in this scenario?

anonymous · Answer

A) discrete and linear
B) discrete and non-linear
C) continuous and linear
D) continuous and non-linea