Question

Someone please help me with this algebra problem

Answer 1

Answer:

$110

Step-by-step explanation:

We are looking for the decrease in money per desk purchased. Because the x-axis is the number of desks purchased, what we have to find is the (opposite) of the slope. The formula to represent slope can be written as:

$\frac{y_{2} -y_{1} }{x_{2}- x_{1} }$

We can substitute the points given, (2, 480) and (5, 150) and simplify:

$\frac{150-480}{5-2} =\frac{-330}{3} = -110$

We would multiply by -1 because we are asking for the decrease, and negative increase is decrease. -1 * -110, gives us $110