Mrs. Smith asked her students to write a situation that could describe the relationship between all of the values of x and y in the table.
x
0 1 2 3
y 8 9 10 11
Which situation best describes the relationship between all the values of x and y in the table?
Responses
A Lincoln started with zero stamps in his collection for the first 8 months and then started to collect one stamp per month.Lincoln started with zero stamps in his collection for the first 8 months and then started to collect one stamp per month.
B Gavin caught one fish in the first minute of fishing and eight fish each minute after.Gavin caught one fish in the first minute of fishing and eight fish each minute after.
C Danee had eight dance classes per week.Danee had eight dance classes per week.
D Yolanda had eight books and bought one new book each week. Yolanda had eight books and bought one new book each week.
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The situation that best describes the relationship between all the values of x and y in the table is D - Yolanda had eight books and bought one new book each week.
The best situation that describes the relationship between all the values of x and y in the table is option A: "Lincoln started with zero stamps in his collection for the first 8 months and then started to collect one stamp per month."
To find the relationship between the values of x and y in the table, we need to observe the pattern or rule in how the values of y change as the values of x change. In this case, we can see that as x increases by 1, y also increases by 1.
To illustrate this relationship, we can use scenario B: "Gavin caught one fish in the first minute of fishing and eight fish each minute after." This scenario accurately describes the relationship between the values of x and y in the table.