The table below shows the relationship between x, the number of minutes Jackson has been reading, and y, the total number of pages he has read.

Question

Minutes (x)
10
15
20
25

Total Pages (y)
5
7.5
10
12.5

Which equation represents the relationship in the table?

A. y = 2x - 15

B. y = x - 5

C. y = 2x

D. y = 0.5x

Answer 1

From the table, we can see that the relationship between x and y is that y is equal to half of x.

Therefore, the equation that represents the relationship in the table is:

D. y = 0.5x