Donald's Earnings, x (dollars) Fallons Earnings, y 38 45 43 50 48 55 53 60 58 65 Which equation best represents Fallon's earnings in terms of Donald's earnings? A. y=x+7 B. X=7y C. y=7x D. x=y+7

Given:

The table of values for Fallon's earnings in terms of Donald's earnings.

To find:

The equation that best represents Fallon's earnings in terms of Donald's earnings.

Solution:

In the given table the x-values are increasing by 5 units and  y values increasing by 5 units. It means the rate of change of y with respect to x is constant and the table represents a linear function.

If the graph of a linear function passes through two points, then the equation of linear function is

Consider any two points from the table. Let the two points are (38,45) and (43, 50). Then, the equation is

Adding 45 on both sides, we get

Therefore, the correct option is A.

step-by-step explanation:

i think something is missing in your question because y-1=(x-12) would not pass through the point (-4,-3). because if you replace x by -4 your are supposed to find y=-3 which is not the case her. if you replace x by -4 you find =-15.

i assume the right equation is y-1=1/4*(x-12) because this one is passing through both your points (if you are interested to know how i found that out i can tell you).

in this equation if i replace x by -4 i find y=-3 and if i replace x by 12, i find y=1 so the line representing this equation is passing through those 2 points.

then the standard form of the equation is finding an expression of y in function of x

y-1=1/4*(x-12)

y=x/4-3+1

y=x/4-2

hope that .

do you confirm there was a mistake in the question?