Carley and Maxwell are working on their laptops. Carley’s laptop begins with 50% battery and loses a charge at 1.5% per minute. The percent y, in decimal form, of battery power remaining after x minutes for Maxwell’s laptop can be represented by y = -0.02x + 0.75.
Which statement is true?
Responses
A. Carley’s laptop loses charge at a slower rate than Maxwell’s laptop and had less battery to begin with than Maxwell’s laptop. Carley’s laptop loses charge at a slower rate than Maxwell’s laptop and had less battery to begin with than Maxwell’s laptop.
B. Carley’s laptop loses charge at a slower rate than Maxwell’s laptop and had more battery to begin with than Maxwell’s laptop. Carley’s laptop loses charge at a slower rate than Maxwell’s laptop and had more battery to begin with than Maxwell’s laptop.
C. Carley’s laptop loses charge at a faster rate than Maxwell’s laptop and had less battery to begin with than Maxwell’s laptop. Carley’s laptop loses charge at a faster rate than Maxwell’s laptop and had less battery to begin with than Maxwell’s laptop.
D. Carley’s laptop loses charge at a faster rate than Maxwell’s laptop and had more battery to begin with than Maxwell’s laptop.
The correct statement is:
C. Carley’s laptop loses charge at a faster rate than Maxwell’s laptop and had less battery to begin with than Maxwell’s laptop.