Question

This equation represents the number of cakes (y) that a bakery can make in x days. y=12x Write a context that the equation could represent. The bakery makes ____ cake(s) in 1 day.

Answer 1

y = 12 x

y= number of cakes

x= number of days

Since the independent variable (x) is next to 12, that is the number of cakes that the bakery makes per day_

Replace x by 1 day (1)

y= 12 (1) = 12

The bakery makes 12 cakes in 1 day