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Matthew borrows money from his mom to buy a $150 bike. He gives his mom $40 at the time of the purchase and contunes to pay $10 each month until the

Bike is paid for in full Matthew wrote this equation to represent the amounty that he will have paid his mom after x months:
y =40x + 10
Is Matthews equation correct?

User Tinychen
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Answer:

no

Explanation:

y=40+10x

he mixed it up

Because the equation is showing that he is paying 40 dollars each month

User Thomas Koch
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