Molly is picking apples from an orchard. The table shows x, the number of minutes Molly spends picking apples and y, the number of apples Molly picked.
Apple Picking
Number of
Minutes, t Number of
Apples, y
8 52
24 156
40 260
Which equation represents the relationship shown in the table?
Responses
A y = 0.15xy = 0.15 x
B y = 3.5xy = 3.5 x
C y = 0.65xy = 0.65 x
D y = 6.5x
The equation that represents the relationship shown in the table is:
D) y = 6.5x.
This is because the number of apples, y, is 6.5 times the number of minutes, x, that Molly spends picking apples.