In this activity, you will use equations and graphs to represent real-world relationships and use them to draw conclusions about the relationships. The tiles that Bruce used were each of a square foot in area. The table shows the area covered by Felicia’s tiles in terms of the number of tiles used.

Number of Tiles Area Covered (sq ft)
6 1
12 2
18 3
Bruce and Felicia want to know whose tiles cover the most area per tile.

Part A
Question
Write an equation representing the area Bruce covered, y, in terms of the number of tiles he used, x.