Question

Peter and Catherine are selling cookies for a school fundraiser. They start selling on the same day. •%C2%A0Peters starts with 300 boxes of cookies and sells them at an average of 15 boxes per day. • The number of boxes of cookies, y, Catherine has left after x days is represented in the table %C2%A0 shown. %C2%A0x 0%C2%A0 1%C2%A0 2%C2%A0 3%C2%A0 %C2%A0y %C2%A0300 250%C2%A0 200%C2%A0 150%C2%A0 Which statement is true?%C2%A0 Responses A Peter’s average rate of boxes of cookies sold per day is higher than Catherine’s average rate.Peter’s average rate of boxes of cookies sold per day is higher than Catherine’s average rate. B Catherine’s average rate of boxes of cookies sold per day is higher than Peter’s average rate.Catherine’s average rate of boxes of cookies sold per day is higher than Peter’s average rate. C Catherine begins with more boxes of cookies than Peter.%C2%A0Catherine begins with more boxes of cookies than Peter.%C2%A0 D Peter begins with more boxes of cookies than Catherine.

Answer 1

D Peter begins with more boxes of cookies than Catherine.