Question

Which situation can be represented by the expression below?(-3.5) (5)A. The value of a certain stock increased less than $3.50 each hour during a 5-hour period.B. The value of a certain stock decreased a total of $3.50 during a 5-hour period.C. The value of a certain stock increased $3.50 each hour during a 5-hour period.D. The value of a certain stock decreased $3.50 each hour during a 5-hour period.

Answer 1

The expression:

`-3.5*5`

Can be interpreted as the value of a certain stock that is decreasing each hour in a 5-hour period. Since the expression has a minus sign, it means that the stock is decreasing and since we are multiplying this amount of money decreasing by 5, we mean that it is going to decrease each hour for five hours.