# of mules bales of hay

Question

2 1
4 2
6 3
8 4
10 5

a. the slope for the bales of hay and mules is blank
b. the slope for cost and square footage of carpet is blank
c. which situation has the greatest rate of change blank

Answer 1

a. The slope for the bales of hay and mules is 1/2.

To calculate the slope, we can use the formula: slope = (change in y) / (change in x).

In this case, the change in y is the number of bales of hay (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) and the change in x is the number of mules (2, 4, 6, 8, 10).

Using the formula, the slope is (change in bales of hay) / (change in mules) = (2-1) / (4-2) = 1/2.

b. The question does not provide any information about the cost, square footage of carpet, or any relationship between them, so we cannot determine the slope. Therefore, the slope for cost and square footage of carpet is unspecified.

c. Without more information about the situations, we cannot determine which one has the greatest rate of change. The rate of change depends on the specific relationship between the variables, and it is not provided in the question.