Question

John has $5 in his bank account when he gets a job. He begins making $109 a day. A student found that the equation that represents this situation is y = 5x + 109.

Answer 1

the student answer is incorrect

Correct answer: y = 109x + 5

Explanation:

He STARTS with $5, which means it says aside. Since he REPEATEDLY recieves $109 EVERY day, it is as 109x because you don't know how much days there are. So the correct equation is y = 109x + 5.

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