Question
Dimitri paid the same price for five different stocks. The table shows the change in the price of the stocks since he purchased them.
A 2-column table with 5 rows. Column 1 is labeled Stock with entries A, B, C, D, E. Column 2 is labeled Change in price with entries negative 4.15, positive 1.30, positive 8.75, negative 10.10, negative 3.55.
What is the magnitude of the change of Stock A?
–4
–4.15
4
4.15
A 2-column table with 5 rows. Column 1 is labeled Stock with entries A, B, C, D, E. Column 2 is labeled Change in price with entries negative 4.15, positive 1.30, positive 8.75, negative 10.10, negative 3.55.
What is the magnitude of the change of Stock A?
–4
–4.15
4
4.15
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The magnitude of the change of Stock A is the absolute value of the change in price. Since Stock A has a change in price of -4.15, the magnitude is:
\[
|-4.15| = 4.15
\]
Therefore, the answer is **4.15**.
\[
|-4.15| = 4.15
\]
Therefore, the answer is **4.15**.