Question

the x-axis on the graph represents the number of identical items purchased. the y-axis represents the total cost in dollars. what does the slope of the graph represent?

Answer 1

The slope of the graph will represent total cost in dollars per number of identical items purchased

Explanation:

Here, we want to know what the slope represents

Mathematically, the slope will represent the result of the change in the y-axis divided by the change in x-axis

That will in this case be;

total cost in dollars per number of identical items purchased