Question

Chase watched a movie about aliens who never stop growing. Every alien is 10 centimeters tall at birth and grows exactly 8 centimeters each year.

Let y represent the number of years since birth and h represent the alien's height in centimeters.
Complete the equation that represents the relationship between y and h.
y h
5 50
6 58
7 66
8 74
h=y+

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let the height (the dependent variable) be h.

Let the independent variable (x) be y

h = 8y + 10

So at birth, these creatures are 10 cm long. At each birthday, they are another 8 cm.

Take the fifth year which is where the table begins.

y= 8*5 + 10

y = 40 + 10

y = 50 cm which is exactly what you got.