Jordan created a graph to represent the number of cookies left in a box over time. What type of slope is the graph most likely to show?

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Question

Jordan created a graph to represent the number of cookies left in a box over time. What type of slope is the graph most likely to show?

 positive

 negative

 zero

 undefined

anonymous · Answer

are you putting any cookies back in the box, or just taking them out?

anonymous · Answer

@satellite73 neither I have to find out how many where in the box

anonymous · Answer

no you don't

anonymous · Answer

question asks this 
"What type of slope is the graph most likely to show? "

anonymous · Answer

unless he puts cookies back, it will be negative since the number of cookies is getting smaller

anonymous · Answer

@satellite73 tthanks

anonymous · Answer

yw

anonymous · Answer

you might point out (gently) to your math teacher that time is continuous, but number of cookies is discrete, so in fact it would be a step function, not a line