# of Mules Bales of Hay
2 1
4 2
6 3
8 4
10 5
a. The slope for the bales of hay and mules is Response area
b. The slope for cost and square footage of carpet is Response area
c. Which situation has the greatest rate of change? Response area
hay/mules
#15
# 2
#30
#15
#2
#1/2
#2/3
#10
#3/2
#cos t/sq ft
the slope for bales of hay and mules is 1/2
the slope for cost and square footage of carpet is 3/2
which situation has the greatest rate of change? _
The situation with the greatest rate of change is cost and square footage of carpet, which has a slope of 3/2.
The situation with the greatest rate of change is the cost and square footage of carpet, which has a slope of 3/2.
To determine which situation has the greatest rate of change, we need to compare the slopes for the different scenarios.
The slope for bales of hay and mules is 1/2, which means that for every increase of 2 in the number of mules, there is an increase of 1 in the number of bales of hay.
The slope for cost and square footage of carpet is 3/2, which means that for every increase of 2 in the square footage of carpet, there is an increase of 3 in the cost.
So, comparing the slopes, we can see that the situation with the greatest rate of change is the one with the slope of 3/2, which corresponds to the cost and square footage of carpet.