Question

Which situation can be represented by the equation y = x + 4?

A) Bear paid x amount of money for 4 times y, the number of pounds he purchased of chicken.
B) Bear has x number of dollars in the bank. This is 4 dollars greater than y, the amount his brother has in the bank.
C) Bear has read y number of books this month. This is 4 more than x, the number of books his friend Robert read.
D) Bear rides his bike for a total of y miles. This is 4 miles each number of x days.

Answer 1

Option C accurately describes the situation represented by the equation y = x + 4, where Bear read 4 more books than his friend Robert.

Step-by-step explanation:

The situation that can be represented by the equation y = x + 4 is C) Bear has read y number of books this month. This is 4 more than x, the number of books his friend Robert read.

The equation suggests that the variable y is dependent on the variable x with an increase of 4 units. This corresponds with Bear having read 4 more books than Robert. If we let x represent the number of books Robert has read, then y would represent the number of books Bear has read which is exactly 4 more than x.