Question

A campsite charges a flat fee per vehicle and a price per camper for each evening. The table shows the number of campers, 2, at a local campsite

and the total amount of money, y, in dollars, earned by the campsite.
Number of Campers, x
24

35
41
27
Total Amount, y
$96
$140
$164
$108
Which best represents the units for the rate of change in the table?
campers
campers per dollar
dollars
dollars per camper

Answer 1

• dollars per camper

Explanation:

If the number of campers is considered as domain of the function, then the amount of charge is the range of this function

The rate of change is the change in range per change in domain, therefore it can be represented by:

• dollars per camper