Question

The equation for the trend line for the scatterplot shown below is y = 5x + 24. What does the slope mean in the context of this problem?

A). The total amount of dollars earned is about $64

B). If no hours are worked, $24 is made

C). For each hour worked the dollars earned increases by $5

D). A total of $80 was earned

Please help

Answer 1

C) For each hour worked the dollars earned increases by $5

Explanation:

I don't have the context of the problem.

However, we do know that in math, when we have an equation of the form
`y=mx+b`, the slope m represents the rate of change. This means, how much one quantity changes in regards to other quantity (from the options I can assume that we are talking about amount earned and hours worked).

Thus, in this case we have
`m=5` and this tells us how much the payment increase in terms of hours worked. Thus, we can say that for each work we work the payment increases by $5.

Thus, the correct answer is c) For each hour worked the dollars earned increases by $5