Question

Jimmy receives his first

3
33 video games free then pays
$
50
$50dollar sign, 50 for each game after that.
Is the amount of money he spends on video games proportional to the number of games he owns?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) Yes
A
Yes
(Choice B) No
B
No

Answer 1

no

Explanation:

Let's see how much he pays for 3 games.

He receives the first 3 games for free, so for 3 games he pays $0.

Now let's see how much he pays for 4 games.

He receives 3 games for free, then he pays $50 for the fourth game.

He pays a total of $50 for 4 games.

One more example. How much would he pay for 5 games?

3 games are free. The 4th and 5th games are $50 each, so he pays $100 for 5 games.

Now let's use each of the amounts above to see how much he paid oper game in each case.

For 3 games:

$0/3 = $0 per game

For 4 games:

$50/4 = $12.50 per game

For 5 games:

$100/5 = $20 per game

The amount per game is always different, so it is not proportional.