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.
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I apologize for the confusion. Upon reviewing the information provided, I realized that my previous answer was incorrect.
Based on the information given, Carley's laptop loses charge at a slower rate than Maxwell's laptop because Maxwell's laptop has a charging rate of -0.02x + 0.75, which indicates a decrease in battery power over time. In contrast, Carley's laptop loses charge at a constant rate of 1.5% per minute.
However, regarding the initial battery power, it is not specified for Maxwell's laptop. Therefore, we cannot determine whether Carley's laptop had more or less battery power to begin with than Maxwell's laptop.
So, based on the given information, the correct statement is: Carley’s laptop loses charge at a slower rate than Maxwell’s laptop.