Answer:
third option
Step-by-step explanation:
time ('x') is the independent variable so that leaves only options 1 and 3 as the answer
is the slope equal to 0.6 or 1.8?
I used the slope formula with the following points: (1,2) and (5,9)
(9-2) / (5-1) = 7/4 = 1.75, or 1.8
The independent variable is the number of sweatshirts sold so it is answer A.
(Money raised is the dependent variable because it depends on the number of sweatshirts sold.)
The ratio is rational and by multiplying or dividing the numbers included in the ratio by the same number, it's just like taking a fraction and taking it out of simplest form, it doesn't change the value of the ratio or the fraction in simplest form, it just changes the numbers