Gordon recently started jogging. Last week he jogged for 12 minutes. Starting this week, he decided to add 2 minutes to his jog each week. Which of the following equations represents how long his jog will be after x additional weeks?

y = 12x + 14
y = 12x + 2
y = 2x + 14
y = 2x + 12

Question

Gordon recently started jogging. Last week he jogged for 12 minutes. Starting this week, he decided to add 2 minutes to his jog each week. Which of the following equations represents how long his jog will be after x additional weeks?

    y = 12x + 14
    y = 12x + 2
    y = 2x + 14
    y = 2x + 12

redheadangel · Answer

we can cancel out the 1st two, because 12 does not go with the variable

redheadangel · Answer

and the third one doesn't make since, b/c no where in the problem does it say 14

redheadangel · Answer

so... the last one!