Question

In 1987 a recording artist sold 14,000 albums. In 1998 that same artist sold 4,683 albums. Find the rate of change in record sales from 1987 to 1998.

A. 1/847 years per album
B. –847 albums per year
C. 847 albums per year
D. –847 years per album

Answer 1

@austinL

Answer 2

@studeebuddeepcc

Answer 3

Which statement best applies to the slope of the line that passes through the blue and red points below?

http://media.education2020.com/evresources/2003-09-02-00-00_files/i0040000.jpg

A. the slope is negative
B. the slope is zero
C. the slope is positive
D. the line has no slope

Answer 4

@dumbcow

Answer 5

@studeebuddeepcc

Answer 6

you can think of it like uphill downhill

Answer 7

draw a line through those points and set a ball on it. if it rolls forward it's negative because going from the blue to red the hill goes down

Answer 8

if that red was higher than the blue point it would be positive because it is uphill