Question

Laurel is a huge fan of hats, she likes all kinds of hats and recently started collecting them. She already owns 3 hats. She plans on buying a hat according to the season every month. Based on this information answer the following Questions.
What is the linear function?

Answer 1

Answer:

y=3+x

Step-by-step explanation:

If you are ever unsure about how to proceed with a math problem, one thing I find very helpful is to imagine the scenario and sub in the numbers. That's always helped me

At the very beginning, when

x=0, Laurel hasn't bought any new hats yet, she owns 3 hats, so y=3.

After the first month, when x=1, laurel owns 3 hats, plus the 1 hat she just bought. She now owns y=3+1  hats.

After the second month, when

x=2, laurel owns 3 hats, plus the 2

new hats she bought after she started collecting hats. She now owns y=3+2

hats.

Now, we can write the function.

y=3+x