Question

A steel factory typically produces 4.4 tons of steel every eight days. But in the past eight days, production has dropped by 1.2 tons. What is the average rate of change in steel production over the past eight days? Express the answer in tons per day.

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer is .15

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Since it dropped for the past 8 days, you divide 1.2 by 8 to get 0.15 tons per day.