Question

Omar needs to read 5 novels each month. Let N be the number of novels Omar needs to read in M months. Write an equation relating N to M. Then graph your equation using the axes below

Answer 1

If Omar needs to read 5 novels each month, then we can express it as 5M because M represents months, and this expression is equal to N because it represents the number of novels Omar needs to read.

Therefore, the equation that represents this situation is 5M = N.

Now, to graph the expression, we have to evaluate it when M = 1 and M = 2.

`\begin{gathered} 5\cdot1=N\Rightarrow N=5 \\ 5\cdot2=N\Rightarrow N=10 \end{gathered}`

So, the ordered pairs are (1,5) and (2,10), let's graph them to then draw the line through those points.