Answer:
see below
Explanation:
Consider the rule y = 5x + 7.
a. How many tiles are in Figure 0?
In figure 0, we let x=0
y = 5*0+7 = 0+7 = 7
b. Which figure has 37 tiles?
This means y = 37
37 = 5x+7
Subtract 7 from each side
37-7 = 5x+7-7
30 = 5x
Divide by 5
30/5 = 5x/5
6 =x
Figure 6 has 37 tiles
c. In the equation y = mx + b, what do the letters m and b represent?
m is the slope or how much it is increasing each time x increases by 1 and b is how much we start with when x =0