Question

Jared mows several lawns in his neighborhood and is paid a different amount per lawn. He decided to make a graph of how much money he makes at the end of the week when he knows he has made 91 dollars after cutting 7 lawns. His graph is a straight line from the point (0,0) to (7,91). Which of the following statements is FALSE?

a) Money earned is graphed on the y-axis

b) The slope of the line can be used to estimate how much money Jared earns per lawn

c) Jared earns on average 14 dollars per lawn

d) Jared graphed the number of lawns mowed on the x-axis

Answer 1

Answer: the false statement is c

Explanation:

The graph of the amount earned for number of lawns mowed versus number of lawns mowed is sketched in the attached photo.

From the graph,

a) Money earned is graphed on the y-axis

b) The slope of the line can be used to estimate how much money Jared earns per lawn

d) Jared graphed the number of lawns mowed on the x-axis

The false statement is

c) Jared earns on average 14 dollars per lawn