Question

Given the following table, determine the matching representations.

Answer 1

The 3rd answer choice (y = x - 2). The y-intercept based on the table is at -2 (0,2), and the slope is y/x which in this case is -1/-1 = 1. The equation y = x - 2 follows the form of y = mx + b where “b” is the y-intercept and “m” is the slope. Since the slope is “1”, m = “1”, leaving the equation to have “x” by itself without a true coefficient. To add on, the y-intercept is -2, letting b = -2. Hence, the third option is correct.