Question

Madelyn already owns 1 stuffed animal, and additional stuffed animals are priced at 1 per dollar. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the money spent on additional stuffed animals x and the total number of stuffed animals y.

Options:
A) y = x + 1
B) y = 1 - x
C) x = 1 - y
D) x = y + 1

Answer 1

The equation that shows the relationship between the money spent on additional stuffed animals x and the total number of stuffed animals y is y = x + 1.

Step-by-step explanation:

To write an equation that shows the relationship between the money spent on additional stuffed animals x and the total number of stuffed animals y, we can use the information provided.

Madelyn already owns 1 stuffed animal, and additional stuffed animals are priced at 1 per dollar. Therefore, for each additional stuffed animal, the cost is equal to the number of additional stuffed animals. So, the equation that represents the relationship is y = x + 1.