Question

Complete the remainder of the table for the given function rule: y= x/4 + 7

Answer 1

Let's replace x with -4 and simplify

y = (x/4) + 7

y = (-4/4) + 7

y = -1 + 7

y = 6

This means x = -4 and y = 6 pair up together.

So 6 goes in the box under the -4

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Repeat those steps for x = 0

y = (x/4) + 7

y = (0/4) + 7

y = 0 + 7

y = 7

So 7 goes in the box under the 0

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Let's repeat those steps for x = 4

y = (x/4) + 7

y = (4/4) + 7

y = 1 + 7

y = 8

So 8 goes in the box under the 4

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Lastly, for x = 8, we get

y = (x/4) + 7

y = (8/4) + 7

y = 2 + 7

y = 9

9 goes in the box under the 8

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The y outputs we got were: 6, 7, 8, 9

Notice how each time y increases by 1, x goes up by 4.

This means slope = rise/run = 1/4

We can think of x/4 as (1/4)x to help see that the slope is 1/4.