To determine how much money Mini Motorbikes & More will make if they sell nine tickets, we need to analyze the information provided about the step function graph.
Since the tickets are sold in groups of three, nine tickets would account for three groups (since \(9 \div 3 = 3\)). We can refer to the y-value (Money Earned) corresponding to the x-value of nine tickets on the graph.
From your description, it sounds like the graph consists of step functions where each segment corresponds to a specific earnings level based on the number of tickets sold. Without seeing the graph, it's impossible to give the exact y-value corresponding to nine tickets sold, but typically in questions like this, the segments represent different monetary thresholds for different ranges of ticket sales.
If we assume that there are clear segments for ticket sales, the answer you would choose should reflect the total money earned for selling nine tickets based on the values presented in the graph.
However, from the options given:
- $250
- $150
- $100
- $200
A common logical assumption if the graph were to have linear steps is that selling more tickets would correspond to earning more money, and the answer would likely be one of the higher figures.
In many scenarios, selling nine tickets might suggest a higher earning than what would be associated with selling fewer tickets but not necessarily the maximum amount indicated.
Based on typical patterns in such questions, I would suggest selecting $200 as a plausible earning amount for selling nine tickets, since selling up to 18 might lead to increments based on the groups of three tickets sold. However, without the actual graph, this remains a calculated guess based on logical assumptions. Please check the graph for the exact amount if you have access to it.