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During the summer, Bethany mows lawns and Grant is a waiter at a coffee shop. To show their earnings, Bethany makes a graph and Grant makes a table. Which statement is true?

A- Grant earns $1.15 more per hour than Bethany.
B- Bethany earns $3.45 more per hour than Grant.
C-Bethany earns $5.25 more per hour than Grant.
D-Grant earns $26.95 more per hour than Bethany.
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Help Me!! During the summer, Bethany mows lawns and Grant is a waiter at a coffee-example-1
User Ian Auty
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Answer:

Grant earns $1.15 more per hour than Bethany.

Explanation:

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User AloneInTheDark
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check the picture below.


so we know Bethany's payrate, her slope is 11.75, namely $11.75/hr, for for every hour, she makes 11.75 bucks.


now, let's use those red-circled points, to get Grant's slope, and therefore his payrate,



\bf (\stackrel{x_1}{3}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{38.70})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{7}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{90.30}) \\\\\\ % slope = m slope = m\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise}{ y_2- y_1}}{\stackrel{run}{ x_2- x_1}}\implies \cfrac{90.30-38.70}{7-3}\implies \cfrac{51.6}{4}\implies 12.9


low and behold, Grant makes 12.90 or 12.9 bucks every hour.


well, Bethany does 11.75 hmmm what's their difference?


12.90 - 11.75

1.15


so 12.90 is greater than 11.75 by 1.15, meaning, Grant makes 1.15 bucks more every hour than Bethany.

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