Question

The graph shows the amount of money paid when purchasing bags of candy at the zoo: A graph is shown. The x-axis is labeled from 0 to 9. The y-axis is labeled from 0 to 10. The four points shown on the graph are ordered pairs 0, 0 and 1, 2 and 2, 4 and 3, 6. These points are joined by a line. The label on the x-axis is Bags of candy. The title on the y-axis is Total cost in dollars. Write an equation to represent the relationship between the total cost (y) and the number of bags of candy (x). y = one-half x y = 2x y = 3x

Answer 1

Answer: y = 2x

The total cost in dollars will always be 2 times the amount of candy bags.