Question

Lila's office had already recycled 3 kilograms this year before starting the new recycling plan, and the new plan will have the office recycling 2 kilograms of paper each week. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the weeks x and the paper recycled y. Write your answer as an equation with y first, followed by an equals sign.

Answer 1

y = 2x + 3

Explanation:

Based on the information provided we can use the values to write a proper algebraic equation like the following one ...

y = 2x + 3

The equation above states that the total number of paper that is recycled is equal to the 2 kilograms that are being recycled on a weekly basis plus the 3 kilograms that have already been recycled. This means that the value of y depends on the input given for the value of x which is the number of weeks that have passed.