Answer:
D) 1.5 centimeters per night
General Formulas and Concepts:
Pre-Algebra
Order of Operations: BPEMDAS
- Brackets
- Parenthesis
- Exponents
- Multiplication
- Division
- Addition
- Subtraction
Algebra I
- Slope Formula:
![m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/e9lgdayfzr27dyurvzbw9lffpiv7535tiv.png)
Explanation:
Step 1: Define
Find points from graph.
Point (0, 30)
Point (20, 60)
Step 2: Find slope m
- Substitute:
![m=(60-30)/(20-0)](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/whl9wli2awmtk11teqx5h15mlflh10p6dz.png)
- Subtract:
![m=(30)/(20)](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/5sl7qkr5dlwkzwv5a801j0n5rrip1d6zuh.png)
- Simplify:
![m=(3)/(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/c3akvgi4omtl3ll93u2eq87knd6tu6gkaw.png)
- Divide:
![m=1.5](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/srfuwj4klmx697fpec70vxvlr6bel6w50a.png)