Given the function y = - 2x + 3, when the independent variable x increases by 1, the function value Y () A. Increase 1b. Decrease 1C. Increase 2D. Decrease 2

Given the function y = - 2x + 3, when the independent variable x increases by 1, the function value Y () A. Increase 1b. Decrease 1C. Increase 2D. Decrease 2

Let x = a, then y = - 2A + 3; let x = a + 1, then y = - 2 (a + 1) + 3 = - 2A + 1, so y decreases by 2