Question

The price of a particular snack at a ballpark seems to affect the number sold in a way such that the product of the number sold and the price in dollars is roughly constant. The table shows some of the data. Price (dollars) Number sold 1.00 2100 1.50 1400 2.00 1050 2.50 840 Is the data linear? Why or why not?

Answer 1

b

Explanation:

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Answer 2

• not linear
• an inversely proportional relationship is non-linear

Explanation:

No, the relationship is not linear. It is "roughly" an "inversely proportional" relationship, not a linear relationship. (Read the problem statement: "the product of the number sold and the price in dollars is roughly constant".)

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The points, when graphed, are not on a straight line.