Use the table to answer the question.

Question

x y
0 -5
1 -9
2 -13
3 -17
Which of the following equations correctly describes the function on the table using function notation?

Answer 1

The pattern in the table shows that y decreases by 4 each time x increases by 1. Therefore, we can write the equation for the function as y = -4x - 5. Written in function notation, this would be f(x) = -4x - 5.