Question

Which table represents a linear function?

Answer 1

To check if table does represent linear function, just check for each increment in x,  y increase by constant value.

Example:

x   y
1   2
2   4
3   6
4   8

When you go from x=1 to x=2, you will see that y goes from 2 to 4, so that's 2 units increase.

When you go from x=2 to x=3, y goes from 4 to 6. That's still 2 units increase.

Finally, from x=3 to x=4, y goes from 6 to 8, still 2 units increase, so since unit increase is same, it represents linear function.

So for first table, y goes from 3 to 7, that's 4 units. Then 7 to 11, that is also 4 units. 11 to 15, still 4 units. So it is linear function.

Second is not linear because y=3 to y=8 is increase in 5 but y=8 to y=15 is 7 units increase. 

Third is not linear because y increases then decreases.

Fourth is not linear because it increase faster and faster.

So correct answer is first table 

x   y
1   3
2   7
3   11
4   15

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

The first table is correct!