Question

Read the following description of a relationship:
Ron's parrot is 8 years older than his cat.
Let c represent the cat's age and p represent the parrot's age.
This relationship can also be shown in a table. Complete the equation that represents the relationship between c and p.
c p
4 12
5 13
6 14
7 15
p=

Answer 1

Given the description that Ron's parrot is 8 years older than his cat, we can express this relationship with the equation:

\[ p = c + 8 \]

This means that for any age \( c \) of the cat, the age \( p \) of the parrot is found by adding 8 to \( c \).

You can verify this with the provided values in the table:

- If \( c = 4 \), then \( p = 4 + 8 = 12 \)
- If \( c = 5 \), then \( p = 5 + 8 = 13 \)
- If \( c = 6 \), then \( p = 6 + 8 = 14 \)
- If \( c = 7 \), then \( p = 7 + 8 = 15 \)

So the complete equation is:

\[ p = c + 8 \]