Question

Marissa created a graph to show her hair growth since her last haircut.

On a coordinate plane, a graph titled Marissa's Hair Growth has Months since Haircut on the x-axis and Inches of Growth on the y-axis. A line goes through points (2, 1.5) and (4, 3).

Which table represents the same relationship?
A 2-column table with 3 rows titled Marissa's Hair Growth. Column 1 is labeled Months with entries 3, 6, 9. Column 2 is labeled Growth (inches) with entries 4, 8, 12.
A 2-column table with 3 rows titled Marissa's Hair Growth. Column 1 is labeled Months with entries 3, 5, 7. Column 2 is labeled Growth (inches) with entries 4, 5.5, 7.
A 2-column table with 3 rows titled Marissa's Hair Growth. Column 1 is labeled Months with entries 4, 6, 8. Column 2 is labeled Growth (inches) with entries 3, 5, 7.
A 2-column table with 3 rows titled Marissa's Hair Growth. Column 1 is labeled Months with entries 4, 6, 8. Column 2 is labeled Growth (inches) with entries 3, 4.5, 6.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Answer 2

A 2-column table with 3 rows titled Marissa's Hair Growth. Column 1 is labeled Months with entries 4, 6, 8. Column 2 is labeled Growth (inches) with entries 3, 4.5, 6.

Explanation:

One of the given points on the graph is (4, 3), which corresponds to a table entry of Months = 4, Growth = 3.

Two tables have entries like that.

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The points on the graph have a difference of 2 months, and a corresponding difference in growth of 1.5 inches. Only one of the two tables has entries like that. See below.