Question

Which of the answer choices shows represents the situation below?

Africa has run 7 miles so far this year, and will run 85 more miles each month. How many miles will Africa run total after x months?

Answer 1

Answer:

y = 85x + 7

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

y = 85x + 7

Step-by-step explanation:

y=85x+7 is the answer because Africa has already ran 7 miles so it does not need a variable attached to it. Since we are trying to find how many miles Africa has ran in x amount of months and Africa runs 85 miles per month, you would multiply the x amount of months by 85 to get the number of miles and then you would add 7