Which line would have the steepest slope?
regular apples y = $2.00
organic apples y = $2.50
pears y = $2.75
my answer is pears
if those are price per pound, then a graph of dollars vs pounds would have the steepest slope for pears.
To determine which line would have the steepest slope among the given options, we need to analyze the coefficients of the variable "y" in each equation. The coefficient of "y" represents the rate of change or the slope of the line.
The equations can be rewritten as:
regular apples: y = 2.00y
organic apples: y = 2.50y
pears: y = 2.75y
Comparing the coefficients, we can see that the coefficient in the equation for pears, which is 2.75, is the largest among all the coefficients. This indicates that the rate of change or the slope of the line for pears is the steepest. Therefore, your answer of pears having the steepest slope is correct.