A local ice cream shop has a special deal on Thursdays: Buy a waffle cone for $3 and get each scoop of ice cream for $1.50. What would be the rate of change in this word problem?
Responses
1/1.5
1.5/3
3/1.5
1.5
1/3
3
1 answer
The rate of change in this word problem would be 1.5/3. This can be calculated by dividing the change in price ($1.50 per scoop) by the change in quantity (1 scoop of ice cream).