Concept explainers
To find the rate of change of amount earned by Emily.
Answer to Problem 53PFA
Rate of change is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
On Tuesday, Emily earned $16 for babysitting for 2 hours. On Saturday she earned $40 for 5 hours.
Concept used:
Slope of a line passing through the points
Calculation:
Let x represent the number of hours and y represent the amount earned.
Now given,
Now the rate of change is,
Hence option B is correct.
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