Brody is excited to start singing lessons. His teacher says he will learn 2 vocal pieces each month. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the number of months Brody takes voice lessons, x, and the number of pieces he knows, y.y = ____
Q. Brody is excited to start singing lessons. His teacher says he will learn 2 vocal pieces each month. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the number of months Brody takes voice lessons, x, and the number of pieces he knows, y.y = ____
Identify Variables: Identify the variables and what they represent.Brody learns 2 vocal pieces each month. Let's define the variables:- x represents the number of months Brody takes voice lessons.- y represents the number of vocal pieces Brody knows.
Determine Relationship: Determine the relationship between the variables.Since Brody learns 2 pieces per month, the total number of pieces he knows is directly proportional to the number of months of lessons he takes.
Write Equation: Write the equation that represents the relationship.The equation that shows the relationship between the number of months x and the number of pieces y is:y=2×xThis equation means that for every 1 month of lessons, the number of pieces Brody knows increases by 2.
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