Jonathan has a comic book collection. He tells you he sold half of them, but then bought 9 more new comics.
After this, Jonathan now has 81 comic books. How many comic books did he have before he sold some? a) Let b = the number of Jonathan had before selling some. Write the equation you would use to solve this problem.

b. y = 4x - 2

step-by-step explanation:

to find a parallel equation to an equation, make sure both equations have the same slope but different y-intercepts.

y = 4x + 1

4 = slope

1 = y-intercept

y = 4x - 2

4 = slope

-2 = y-intercept

they both have the same slope but different y-intercepts, so, b. is the correct answer.

and to check your work, you can graph both equations. : )

he kicked it up? is this the answer ?

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