In 1–2 sentences, explain which type of function best models the data in the table? How do you know?

Type of Function

x y
1
1
26
26

4
4
86
86

7
7
146
146

(2 points)
make it simple and like a kid wrote it

1 answer

The data looks like it could be a linear function because as the x numbers get bigger, the y numbers also get bigger in a steady way. I see that the y numbers go up by about 60 each time when x goes up.