Jordan uses a linear equation to model the data in a table. Which reasoning might Jordan have used in the decision to model the data with a linear equation?

A linear relationship has a constant rate of change: equal changes in x produce equal changes in y. So if the x-values are evenly spaced and the y-values change by the same amount each time, that supports using a linear equation. The other choices describe different patterns, such as reciprocal or exponential relationships.

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