Question

A certain reality TV show lost a total of 9,000 viewers over the past 3 months. It lost the same number of viewers each month. The following equation describes this situation. −9,000÷3= −3,000

What does −3,000 tell us?
Choice a: There are 3,000 fewer people watching the show compared to three months ago.
Choice b: The total change in the number of people watching the show is −3,000.
Choice c: none of the above

Answer 1

Choice C

Explanation:

-9,000/3 solves the variable for how many viewers are lost each month. Therefore 3,000 viewers are lost each month. This is what -3,000 is reffering to.

However choice b says that the TOTAL CHANGE IS -3000, which is not correct.

So the answer is C

Answer 2

C

Explanation:

The answer is C as the other answers are wrong.

A is wrong because the views are 9,000 views lower than 3 months ago not 3,000. -3000 represents how many views are lost a month.

B is wrong as that’s not the total change. Again, the total change is -9,000; -3000 is just the monthly change.

Therefore, it is C.