Question

At the start of a month, Sasha and Natalia each have a certain amount of money.

Sasha has $400 and saves $20 each week. The graph below shows the amount of money in Natalia's account each week
Whose monthly activity shows a greater rate of change, and by how much?
A) Sasha, by $10/week
B)Sasha, by $19/week
C) Natalia, by $10/week
D) Natalia, by $19/week

Answer 1

Option (A)

Explanation:

Sasha has an amount of $400 and saves $20 per week.

If we graph the savings of Sasha, her savings per week will be defined by the slope of the line = $20 per week

Similarly, from the graph attached,

Slope of the line given in the graph = Per week savings of Natalia

Slope of line passing through (0, 190) and (2, 210) will be,

Slope =
`(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

=
`(210-190)/(2-0)`

= 10

Therefore, per week savings of Natalia = $10

Difference in savings of Sasha and Natalia = 20 - 10 = $10 per week

Here, Sasha shows the greater rate of change by $10 per week

Therefore, Option (A) will be the answer.