Peter and Catherine are selling cookies for a school fundraiser. They start selling on the same day.
• Peters starts with 300 boxes of cookies and sells them at an average of 15 boxes per day.
• The number of boxes of cookies, y, Catherine has left after x days is represented in the table shown.
x 0 1 2 3
y 300 250 200 150
Which statement is true?
Responses
A Peter’s average rate of boxes of cookies sold per day is higher than Catherine’s average rate.Peter’s average rate of boxes of cookies sold per day is higher than Catherine’s average rate.
B Catherine’s average rate of boxes of cookies sold per day is higher than Peter’s average rate.Catherine’s average rate of boxes of cookies sold per day is higher than Peter’s average rate.
C Catherine begins with more boxes of cookies than Peter. Catherine begins with more boxes of cookies than Peter.
D Peter begins with more boxes of cookies than Catherine