A local ice cream shop has a special deal on Thursdays: Buy a waffle cone for $3 and get each scoop of ice cream for $1.50. What would be the rate of change in this word problem?
Responses
A. 3/1.5
B. 3
C. 1.5/3
D. 1.5
E. 11.5
F. 1/3
The rate of change in this word problem would be the cost of each additional scoop of ice cream, which is $1.50.
Therefore, the correct answer is D. 1.5.