Slope as Unit Rate Practice

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An illustration shows two graphs depicting cost per day in dollars for options A and B. The first graph shows cost per day in dollars for option A. The horizontal axis shows days ranging from 0 to 28 in increments of 7. The vertical axis shows the cost in dollars ranging from 0 to 70 in increments of 7. Four data points are plotted on the graph at left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 7 comma 21 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 14 comma 42 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 21 comma 63 right parenthesis. A line connects all the data points. The second graph shows cost per day in dollars for option B. The horizontal axis shows days ranging from 0 to 20 in increments of 5. The vertical axis shows the cost in dollars ranging from 0 to 60 in increments of 20. Four data points are plotted on the graph at left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 20 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 10 comma 40 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 15 comma 60 right parenthesis. A line connects all the data points.

Two options for passes to ride public transportation are displayed in the graphs. Is Option A or Option B the better buy? Choose 1 for Option A and 2 for Option B.

(1 point)
is the better buy.
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Answer 1

We cannot determine which option is the better buy based solely on the given information. To make a comparison, we would need to know the cost per day for each option and determine which option has a lower cost per day.