Question

Sam gets paid a set rate in his allowance for making his bed every morning. His rate is $0.50 earned for every morning that he makes his bed.

Let n represent the number of days Sam makes his bed.
Let t represent the total amount earned, in dollars.
Which graph shows the amount of money that Sam earned when he made his bed over the course of 8 days?

Answer 1

bottom graph of left picture

Explanation:

For each day he makes his bed, he earns $0.50

In 1 day he earns $0.50

In 2 days he earns $1.00

In 3 days, he earns $1.50

...

In 8 days, he earns $4.00

Look in the 4 graphs.

Which graph has the following points, (1, 0.5), (2, 1), 3, 1.5), ... , (8, 4)?

It is the second graph (bottom graph of left picture.)