a. The slope for the bales of hay and mules is 1/2.
b. The slope for cost and square footage of carpet is unknown as the information is not provided.
c. To determine which situation has the greatest rate of change, we need more information as to what is being compared.
# of Mules Bales of Hay
2 1
4 2
6 3
8 4
10 5
a. The slope for the bales of hay and mules is Response area
b. The slope for cost and square footage of carpet is Response area
c. Which situation has the greatest rate of change? Response area
hay/mules
#15
# 2
#30
#15
#2
#1/2
#2/3
#10
#3/2
#cos t/sq ft
slope coordinates: (15,10), (30,20), (45,30), (60,40), and (75,50)
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