Question 5 • Mathematics 8
The equation relates the number of people, x, to the number of trees, y. With 1 person, 4 trees are planted, and with 5 people, 20 trees are planted; both situations fit y = 4x because 4 = 4 × 1 and 20 = 4 × 5. Therefore, Greta is correct: the rate is 4 trees per person.
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