Giselle pays $210 in advance on her account at the athletic club. Each time she uses the club, $15 is deducted from the account. Model the situation with a linear function.

b = 210 – 15x

b = 210 + 15x

b = 195 + 15x

b = 195 – 15x

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To model Giselle's situation with a linear function, we need to define the variables involved.

Let:

  • \( b \) be the balance in her account after using the club,
  • \( x \) be the number of times she uses the club.

Initially, Giselle pays $210 in advance. Each time she uses the club, $15 is deducted from her account. Therefore, we can express her account balance as follows:

  1. Start with an initial balance of $210.
  2. Each time she uses the club (represented by \( x \)), $15 is deducted, so we subtract \( 15x \) from the initial balance.

This leads us to the equation:

\[ b = 210 - 15x \]

So the correct function that models the situation is:

\[ b = 210 - 15x \]

Therefore, the answer is:

b = 210 – 15x