Question

Emma just signed the lease for her first apartment! She moves in 3 weeks from now, but she has decided to start packing today because she is so excited. Her goal is to pack 2 boxes every day until she is completely packed. You can use a function to describe the total number of boxes she packs in x days.
Is the function linear or exponential? Make an equation that best represents the function

Answer 1

This is linear (she adds a constant 2 boxes each day).
An equation: B(x) = 2x, where B(x) is the total boxes after x days (x ≥ 0, usually integer).

(If she’d already packed b0 boxes before day 0, use B(x) = 2x + b0.)