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Which of the following statements about the given graph are true? Select all that apply.

A. The rate of change of each line represents the amount each girl charges per hour for her babysitting services.

B. April's rate of change is greater than May's.

C. May's rate of change is greater than April's.

D. April's rate of change is $5 per hour.

E. May charges $30 for 6 hours of babysitting.

F. April charges $42 for 6 hours of babysitting.

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Final answer:

Without specific numerical slope values, only statement A about the rate of change representing hourly babysitting charges can be definitively confirmed as true, based on the understanding of graph slopes.

Step-by-step explanation:

When analyzing the statements about the given graph regarding babysitting services and their rates of change, we must use the information related to slopes of the lines represented on the graph. The rate of change on a graph corresponds to the slope of the lines, which in the context of babysitting services, would indicate how much a person charges per hour.

If line A is steeper than line B and increasing, it indicates that person A has a higher rate of change and thus charges more per hour than person B. Conversely, if line B is steeper, then person B charges more per hour. A negative slope implies that as the number of hours increases, the total cost decreases, which does not align with the concept of hourly payment for services. Therefore, without specific numerical values provided for the slopes, we cannot definitively answer whether statements B, C, D, E, or F are true. However, we can affirm that statement A is true as it correctly describes the relationship between the rate of change and the hourly charges for babysitting services.

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