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.

D Peter begins with more boxes of cookies than Catherine.