Question

Jeremy drove from Portland to Miami. He determines that the expression 450x + 150 represents the distance in miles he traveled, where x is the number of days after the first day. Which statement describes correctly what the coefficient of x represents?

Answer 1

The coefficient of x represents the number of miles driven each day.

Explanation:

The coefficient of x is being multiplied by x, or the number of days. If the expression models the total distance travelled, then Jeremy drove 450 miles each day.