Question

Charlie is researching the relationship between the number of hours he spends on social media and his success in his classes. He sets up an equation to better understand the implications of this relationship. This describes a Select one: a. goods and services market. b. mathematical function. c. labor market. d. circular flow diagram.

Answer 1

Let Charlie success in class is represented by y

x is the hours spent on the social media

This relationship can be expressed in the mathematical form

y=-x

It shows negative relationship between number of hours spent on social media and success in the class. If he spent less hours on social media, he can concentrate in his class, so his success will increase.

It means there is a negative relationship. This is a mathematical function.

Hence b is the correct answer.