Asked by emma

A vendor who sold bread at farmers' markets counted the number of leftover loaves at the end of each day.
Loaves of leftover bread
Day Leftover loaves
Monday 80
Tuesday 100
Wednesday 98
Thursday 98
Friday 86
According to the table, when was the rate of decrease greater?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
From Tuesday to Wednesday the loaves fell 100 → 98 (decrease of 2). From Wednesday to Thursday there was no change (98 → 98). From Thursday to Friday they fell 98 → 86 (decrease of 12).

So the rate of decrease was greatest from Thursday to Friday.