Abby and her mom are driving on a road trip, and Abby is watching the milepost signs go by. Each hour she writes down which mile marker they pass and records her results in the table given.
Hours
1
2
Milepost
62
62 + 50 = 112
112 + 50 = 162
162 + 50 = 212
3
4
If Abby wants to write an equation to find the milepost they will pass, y, after driving for x hours, which type of equation would be most
appropriate?
A. linear
B. quadratic
O c. exponential
O D. absolute value