Question

Alton has been recording the number of apples on his apple tree each week:

Week Apples
2 15
3 22
4 29
5 36

The function representing Alton's apples per week is f(w) = 7w + 1. What does the 1 represent?
The number of apples at the start

The week number when Alton recorded the apples

The number of apples Alton had in total

The number the apples increased by each week

Answer 1

For this case we have the following function:

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We have the following variables:

w: number of weeks

f (w): total number of apples

For the beginning, that is, week zero we have:

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That is, at the beginning there was an apple.

Answer:

the 1 represents:

The number of apples at the start

Answer 2

1 represent the number of apples at the start.