Answer:
Function 2, because Ricky spends $7 each week and Tony spends $6 each week
Step-by-step explanation:
You find the rate of weekly rate of change by calculating the difference of the amount changing each week:
24 - 30 = - 6
18 - 24 = - 6
12 - 18 = - 6
As you see the rate of change is constant: - 6 dollars per week. This means that Tony is spending 6 dollars every week
Function 2: y = –7x + 30
The rate of change is the slope (m) of the linear function, and this is the coefficient of the independent variable, x.
This equation is written in slope intercept form (y= mx+b)
Then the rate of change is - 7 dollar per week. This means Ricky spends 7 dollars every week.
Now you know that the two rates are constant and that the second function shows a steeper decreasing.
