Question

A bakery makes 20 pies at night to start selling the next morning. The table below shows how many pies are left after each hour on average. Pie Sales Hours Number of Pies 0 20 0.5 18 1 16 1.5 14 2 12 What is the slope of the line represented in the table? A. -4 B. -2 C. -0.5

Answer 1

A) -4

Explanation:

Plotting the linear equation on a graph using the equation -4x + 20, where -4x is the slope and 20 is the y-intercept, the graph's point correspond to the table.