Asked by darren

A party planner organized a dinner party. The party planner recorded the height of the candlesticks over time and graphed the relationship.



graph with the x axis labeled time in hours and the y axis labeled height of candlestick in inches and a line going from the point 0 comma 9 through the point 3 comma 7


Find and interpret the slope and y-intercept in this real-world situation.

Group of answer choices

The slope is negative two thirds, and the y-intercept is 9. The candle starts at a height of 9 inches and decreases two thirds of an inch every hour.

The slope is negative three halves, and the y-intercept is 9. The candle starts at a height of 9 inches and decreases three halves of an inch every hour.

The slope is 9, and the y-intercept is negative three halves. The candle starts at a height of three halves of an inch and decreases 9 inches every hour.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The first choice.

Slope = (7 − 9)/(3 − 0) = −2/3, y-intercept = 9.

Interpretation: at time 0 the candlestick is 9 inches tall, and it decreases by 2/3 inch each hour.