Eric has $27.00 and wants to buy comic books. If each comic book costs $4.00, create a table and graph the arithmetic sequence to display how much money Eric has left after each comic book purchase. Which graph is an accurate representation of the problem?(1 point)

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Four points showing a decrease in money remaining with an increase in number of comic books are plotted on a coordinate plane. The y-axis is labeled money remaining. The x-axis is labeled number of comic books.
Image with alt text: Four points showing a decrease in money remaining with an increase in number of comic books are plotted on a coordinate plane. The y-axis is labeled money remaining. The x-axis is labeled number of comic books.

Four points showing a decrease in number of comic books with an increase in money remaining are plotted on a coordinate plane. The y-axis is labeled number of comic books. The x-axis is labeled money remaining.
Image with alt text: Four points showing a decrease in number of comic books with an increase in money remaining are plotted on a coordinate plane. The y-axis is labeled number of comic books. The x-axis is labeled money remaining.

Four points showing a decrease in money remaining with an increase in number of comic books are plotted on a coordinate plane. The y-axis is labeled money remaining. The x-axis is labeled number of comic books.
Image with alt text: Four points showing a decrease in money remaining with an increase in number of comic books are plotted on a coordinate plane. The y-axis is labeled money remaining. The x-axis is labeled number of comic books.

Four points showing a decrease in money remaining with an increase in number of comic books are plotted on a coordinate plane. The y-axis is labeled money remaining. The x-axis is labeled number of comic books.
Image with alt text: Four points showing a decrease in money remaining with an increase in number of comic books are plotted on a coordinate plane. The y-axis is labeled money remaining. The x-axis is labeled number of comic books.

1 answer

To create a table showing how much money Eric has left after each comic book purchase, we can calculate his remaining money based on the number of comic books he buys.

Initial Amount: $27.00
Cost per Comic Book: $4.00

We can calculate the remaining money for 0 to 6 comic books:

| Number of Comic Books (x) | Money Remaining (y) | |----------------------------|----------------------| | 0 | $27.00 | | 1 | $23.00 | | 2 | $19.00 | | 3 | $15.00 | | 4 | $11.00 | | 5 | $7.00 | | 6 | $3.00 |

Now let's graph these points:

  1. (0, 27)
  2. (1, 23)
  3. (2, 19)
  4. (3, 15)
  5. (4, 11)
  6. (5, 7)
  7. (6, 3)

Based on the problem description, the correct graph would depict a downward trend where the y-axis represents remaining money and the x-axis represents the number of comic books purchased.

Looking at your responses, it appears that the third option correctly describes the scenario, as it shows a decrease in money remaining with an increase in the number of comic books purchased.

Therefore, the accurate representation of the problem is:

Four points showing a decrease in money remaining with an increase in number of comic books are plotted on a coordinate plane. The y-axis is labeled money remaining. The x-axis is labeled number of comic books.