Question

Suppose you are constructing a LEGO Technic Land Rover Defender with a total of 2573 pieces. You have already put together 253 pieces. Every minute you add 5 more pieces. Is the relationship linear? How do you know?

Answer 1

Answer: Yes it is

Explanation:

A linear relationship simply put, is a relationship between variables that when constructed, forms a straight line. This happens when y changes at a constant rate if x changes by a constant rate as well for instance, 1.

From this question, assume x is minutes and y is the total number of pieces put together. This means that every time x (minutes) increases by 1, y increases by 5 pieces.

The formula would look like this;

y = 5x + 253

This is a formula for a straight line so indeed, this relationship is linear.