Carson’s estimate for the cost of tiling his bathroom floor is $25 plus $5 per square foot. He says that he can model the cost with a linear function. Is Carson correct? Why or why not?
Carson is correct. Let's write the variables first. Let: x = number of square feet of the bathroom floor. y = total cost in $. The function that best suits the problem is: y = 5x + 25 Answer: Carson is correct. y = 5x + 25
