Emmanuel is writing a novel. He writes 10 pages on the first day. Every day after that, Emmanuel writes 16 more pages. Let y represent the total number of pages Emmanuel writes after x days. Which type of sequence does the situation represent?

A. The situation represents an arithmetic sequence because the successive y-values have a common difference of 16.
B. The situation represents a geometric sequence because the success y-values have a common ratio of 6.
C. The situation represents an arithmetic sequence because the successive y-values have a common difference of 16.
D. The situation represents a geometric sequence because of the successive y-valued have a common ratio of 16.