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?

Question

Responses

1/1.5

1.5/3

3/1.5

1.5

1/3

3

Answer 1

The rate of change in this word problem would be 1.5/3. This can be calculated by dividing the change in price ($1.50 per scoop) by the change in quantity (1 scoop of ice cream).