Question

Nick is making banana bread to sell at the track team bake sale. He is planning his grocery list.
There is a linear relationship between the number of loaves of banana bread Nick plans to bake and total weight of bananas he needs to buy, in pounds.
Number of loaves of banana bread Total weight of bananas (pounds)
0 0
4 5
8 10
12 15
Describe the rate of change for this relationship.
The total weight of bananas Nick needs
by
per loaf of banana bread he plans to bake.

Answer 1

The total weight of bananas Nick needs increases by 1.25 pounds per loaf of banana bread he plans to bake.

(Reason: 5 pounds for 4 loaves → 5/4 = 1.25 pounds per loaf.)