Question

Select the correct answer.

Cassie's latest financial goal is to eliminate her credit card debt. She has about $5,000 in credit card debt. She determines that she can afford to make
monthly payments of about $500. To track her progress, she plans to create a graph to model her situation. How should Cassie label and scale her
graph?
O A.
X-axis scale, 0-8; label, Total Debt ($)
y-axis scale, 0-5,000; label, Months
B.
X-axis scale, 0-12; label, Months
y-axis scale, 0-8,000; label, Total Debt ($)
C.
X-axis scale, 0-8; label, Years
y-axis scale, 0-5,000; label, Total Debt ($)
D.
x-axis scale, 0-12; label, Total Debt ($)
y-axis scale, 0-8,000; label, Years

Answer 1

B.

X-axis scale, 0-12; label, Months

y-axis scale, 0-8,000; label, Total Debt ($)

Explanation:

Cassie's has about $5,000 in credit card debt. She determines that she can afford to make monthly payments of about $500. She has to pay during

`(5,000)/(500)=10`

months.

So, the x-axis has to be labeled Months and has scale from 0 to at least 10.

Cassie's debt is $5,000 and this debt is decreasing by $500 each month. After 10 months her debt will be $0.

So, the y-axis has be labeled Total Debt ($) and has scale from 0 to at least 5,000.

True option is option B.