Question

Does the equation y = 5x represent growth or decay?

Answer 1

as x increases what happens to y?

Answer 2

decreases?

Answer 3

does it increase or decrease?

Answer 4

try some values
when x = 1 y = 5
when x = 2 y = 5*2 = 10

so?

Answer 5

so it would increase if it was times by 2.

Answer 6

yes
increasing = growth right?

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

thanks