consider the equation y = 8 - 3x. for every increase of 1 in the x- variable, what is the change in the y- variable?
a) increase of 3
b) increase of 8
c) decrease of 3
d) decrease of 8

Question

consider the equation y = 8 - 3x. for every increase of 1 in the x- variable, what is the change in the y- variable?
a) increase of 3
b) increase of 8
c) decrease of 3
d) decrease of 8

anonymous · Answer

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ranga · Answer

Try to put x = 1 and x = 2 and see how y changes.

anonymous · Answer

The answer would be c since 8 is the constant and you are incresing the x by one every time so 

8-3(1)=5
8-3(2)=2
8-3(3)=-1 

is decreasing by 3 each time