(Table) Using the Information in the Table, the Equation That

question 277

Multiple Choice

(Table) Using the information in the table, the equation that represents the relationship between temperature (T) on the horizontal axis and hot chocolate (C) sales on the vertical axis would be: $$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Temperature } & \text { Hot Chocolate Sales } \\\hline 25 & 100 \\\hline 30 & 90 \\\hline 35 & 80 \\\hline 40 & 70 \\\hline 45 & 60 \\\hline 50 & 50 \\\hline 55 & 40 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) C = 150 - 2T
• B) C = 50 - 1/2T
• C) T = 75 - 2C
• D) T = 25 - 1/2C

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