Which scenario best fits the linear equation? y=-2x + 5 Sammy's restaurant started selling chocolate cake as one of the desserts on the menu. Before selling the cake, Sammy starts with a $5 profit. Now, he is losing $2 for each piece of cake he sells. Anita's plants start out at 5 inches tall. She begins to use a new fertilizer and notices that the plants have started to grow 2 inches every week. Christy has started a new weight loss program. She started out at 192 pounds and now weighs 187 pounds. On the new program she can lose 2 pounds per week and 1 pound every other week. Tucker has started a new Hot Wheels collection. He started with 5 different cars. Now, he uses his allowance to purchase 2 new cars each week. Josh loves animals. He has 2 rabbits, 1 chicken, 1 dog and 1 cat. He wants to get 2 new animals every year.

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Which scenario best fits the linear equation?

y=-2x + 5

  1. Sammy's restaurant started selling chocolate cake as one of the desserts on the menu. Before selling the cake, Sammy starts with a $5 profit. Now, he is losing $2 for each piece of cake he sells.

  2. Anita's plants start out at 5 inches tall. She begins to use a new fertilizer and notices that the plants have started to grow 2 inches every week.

  3. Christy has started a new weight loss program. She started out at 192 pounds and now weighs 187 pounds. On the new program she can lose 2 pounds per week and 1 pound every other week.

  4. Tucker has started a new Hot Wheels collection. He started with 5 different cars. Now, he uses his allowance to purchase 2 new cars each week.

  5. Josh loves animals. He has 2 rabbits, 1 chicken, 1 dog and 1 cat. He wants to get 2 new animals every year.

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