Question

jared buys 10 pokemon cards each week. he started his collection with a 250 card jumbo pack. write an equation to represent y, his total number of pokemon cards, after x weeks.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify initial card count

The starting number of cards is 250, which is the constant term.

Step2: Calculate weekly added cards

Each week, 10 cards are added, so after $x$ weeks, the total added cards are $10x$.

Step3: Form total cards equation

Total cards $y$ equals initial cards plus weekly added cards.
$y = 250 + 10x$

Answer:

$y = 10x + 250$