Question

Do the data in the table represent a direct variation or an inverse variation? Write an equation to model the data in the table.

X 1,3,4,7
Y: 5,15,20,35

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The data in the table represent a direct variation.

To find the equation, we can divide each y value by its corresponding x value to find a common ratio.

5/1 = 5
15/3 = 5
20/4 = 5
35/7 = 5

Since the ratio is constant at 5, the equation that models this data is y = 5x.