Question

Pearl inherited a collection of pottery that contained 43 pieces, and she had added 6 pieces of pottery to her collection each month since then. In the equation below, x represents the time since pearl inherited the collection, and y represents the number of pieces now in her collection.

y= 6x + 43

If she has been adding pottery pieces to her collection for 10 months, how many pieces are now in her collection?

A. 59

B. 103

C. 436

D. 49

Answer 1

After substituting x = 10 into the given equation y = 6x + 43, we find that Pearl has 103 pieces in her pottery collection after 10 months.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student wants to calculate how many pieces are now in Pearl's pottery collection after 10 months, using the given equation y = 6x + 43, where x represents the number of months since Pearl inherited the collection, and y represents the total number of pieces in the collection.

To find out how many pieces are in the collection after 10 months, we substitute x = 10 into the equation:

• y = 6(10) + 43
• y = 60 + 43
• y = 103

Therefore, after 10 months, Pearl has 103 pieces in her collection.

Answer 2

103, as 6*10=60, so she has added 60 pieces