Question

Kiara wants to grow flowers in a pot. The amount of plant food Kiara uses depends on the amount of soil in the pot.
There is a linear relationship between the amount of soil in the pot, in ounces, and the amount of plant food Kiara uses, in ounces.
Describe the rate of change for this relationship.
The amount of plant food Kiara uses
by
per ounce of soil in the pot.

Answer 1

In this linear relationship, the rate of change represents the amount of plant food Kiara uses per ounce of soil in the pot. This means that for each additional ounce of soil, there is a consistent increase (or decrease, depending on the relationship) in the amount of plant food used.

To describe the rate of change, you can express it as follows:

"The amount of plant food Kiara uses increases (or decreases) by a certain number of ounces for each additional ounce of soil in the pot."

For example, if Kiara uses 2 ounces of plant food for every ounce of soil, you would say:

"The amount of plant food Kiara uses increases by 2 ounces for each ounce of soil in the pot."

To get a precise value for the rate of change, you would need specific data points about the amounts of soil and plant food.