find the rate of change for this situation

A chef cooked 9 lbs of chicken for 36 people and 17 lbs of chicken for 68 people.

A.) 4 lb per person

B.) 36 people

C.) 1/4 lb per person
D.) 9/17 lb per person

Question

find the rate of change for this situation 

A chef cooked 9 lbs of chicken for 36 people and 17 lbs of chicken for 68 people.

A.) 4 lb per person

B.) 36 people

C.) 1/4 lb per person 
D.) 9/17 lb per person

jdoe0001 · Answer

same as before, rate of change = slope
you're given 2 factors ,x and y
and a value for each factor

so chicken and people are the factors
get their slope using the provided values