Find the Slope Then Describe What It Means in Terms $f ( x ) = - 8.8 x + 32$

question 253

Multiple Choice

Find the slope then describe what it means in terms of the rate of change of the dependent variable per unit change
in the independent variable.
-The linear function $f ( x ) = - 8.8 x + 32$ models the percentage of people, $f ( x )$ , who eat at fast food restaurants each week x years after 1998 .

• A) \(\mathrm { m } = - 8.8\); the percentage of people eating at fast food restaurants each week has decreased at a rate of \(- 8.8 \%\) per year after 1998 .
• B) \(\mathrm { m } = 8.8\); the percentage of people eating at fast food restaurants each week has increased at a rate of \(- 8.8 \%\) per year after 1998 .
• C) \(\mathrm { m } = 32\); the percentage of people eating at fast food restaurants each week has increased at a rate of \(- 8.8 \%\) per year after 1998 .
• D) \(\mathrm { m } = 8.8\); the percentage of people eating at fast food restaurants each week has increased at a rate of \(8.8 \%\) per year after \(1998 .\)

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