Steph Curry made 12 more than twice as many shots as Lebron James in last week's game. If Steph Curry made 48 shots, what equation can you use to find out how many shots did Lebron James make?

A) 12+2x=48
B) 2-12x=48
C) 48-12x=2
D) 48x+12=2

A) 12+2x=48

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's start by breaking down the language used here.  

12 more than twice a number.

In math, more than indicates addition.  

"Twice a number" means 2 times a certain number, which we will symbolize using 'x'.

So now we have:  

12+2x, which in this case, equals 48.

the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

⇒

check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below:

the answer is d. 75%