A company orders boxed lunches from a deli, which all cost the same price. The relationship between the number of boxed lunches ordered, xx, and the total cost in dollars of the lunches, yy, is represented by a graph drawn in the xy-plane.
If the point (3, comma,24) lies on the graph, what does the ordered pair (3, comma, 24) indicate?
The ordered pair (3, 24) on the graph representing the relationship between the number of boxed lunches ordered (x) and the total cost in dollars (y) indicates that when the company orders 3 boxed lunches, the total cost is $24.
This implies that each boxed lunch costs $24 / 3 = $8. Therefore, for every additional boxed lunch the company orders, it would expect to pay an additional $8. The graph of this relationship would be a straight line indicating a constant rate of $8 per boxed lunch.