Asked by Avery Williams

Jen spent her afternoon finishing a scarf she is knitting for her friend. The length of scarf Jen had left to finish decreased as she knit.
This situation can be modeled as a linear relationship. Use the points (1, 12) and (2, 6) to find the answer.

Complete the statement that describes the situation.
At the start of the afternoon, Jen had ___ inches of scarf left to knit. She completed
___ inches of the scarf each hour.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
At the start of the afternoon, Jen had 18 inches of scarf left to knit. She completed 6 inches of the scarf each hour.

(Using the points: slope = (6−12)/(2−1) = −6 → y = −6x + b; with (1,12): 12 = −6 + b → b = 18.)