Question

An alligator is 6 inches long at birth and grows 8 inches per year. Write an equation that represents the length y (in feet) of an alligator that is x years old.

Answer 1

Answer:$y=6+x\times 8$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Alligator is 6 inches long at the time of birth

It grows 8 inches per year

If y is the length of alligator at any year

so at time of birth $y=6\ in$

after an year

$y=6+8$

after 2 years

$y=6+2\times 8$

so we can write

$y=6+x\times 8$

where x=no of years passed