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There are 6 quarters in a jar. jill adds 2 quarters to the jar every day. which linear equation represents the total amount of quarters in the jar after x days? responses y=16x 2 y equals 1 sixth x plus 2 y = 6x 2 y, = 6, x, 2 6y = 2x 6, y, = 2, x y = 2x 6 y, = 2, x, 6

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Final answer:

The linear equation that represents the total amount of quarters in a jar after x days is y = 2x + 6, where 2 represents the number of quarters added each day and 6 is the initial amount of quarters in the jar.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks to find a linear equation that represents the total amount of quarters in a jar after x days, given that there are initially 6 quarters and 2 quarters are added each day. A linear equation has the form y = mx + b, where m is the slope (the rate of change) and b is the y-intercept (the starting value).

To solve this, we start with the initial amount of quarters in the jar (b), which is 6. Since Jill adds 2 quarters each day (m), after x days, there will be 2x additional quarters. Therefore, the equation that represents the total number of quarters after x days is y = 2x + 6.

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