A company orders boxed lunches from a deli, which all cost the same price. The relationship between the number of boxed lunches ordered, x, and the total cost in dollars of the lunches, y, is represented by the graph below.
A point (7, comma, 847,84) is labeled below. Which statement about the graph is true?
0
Boxed Lunches Ordered
Total Cost (in dollars)
x
y
0
Boxed Lunches Ordered
Total Cost (in dollars)
(7 , 84)
The unit rate is 12 lunches per dollar
The unit rate is $12.00 per lunch
The unit rate is $84.00 per lunch
The unit rate is 7 lunches per dollar
The statement that is true about the graph is: The unit rate is 12 lunches per dollar.
The correct statement about the graph is: The unit rate is $12.00 per lunch.
To determine the unit rate from the given graph, we need to calculate the ratio of the change in y (total cost) to the change in x (number of boxed lunches ordered).
By looking at the point (7, 847.84) on the graph, we can see that the number of boxed lunches ordered is 7 (x-value) and the total cost of the lunches is $847.84 (y-value).
To find the unit rate, we need to divide the change in y by the change in x. However, since we only have one point on the graph, we cannot calculate the change in y or x directly.
Therefore, we cannot determine the unit rate from the given graph.