Ari’s chickens eat their pellets at a constant rate throughout each day.

What is the slope of the line that represents the ounces of pellets eaten?

Ari’s Chicken Pellets

Days
2 4 6 8
Ounces of Pellets remaining 39 33 27 21

Question

Ari’s chickens eat their pellets at a constant rate throughout each day.
 
What is the slope of the line that represents the ounces of pellets eaten?
 
 
 
Ari’s Chicken Pellets
 	 	 	 
Days
2	4	6	8
Ounces of Pellets remaining	  39	33	27	21

watermelon_talk · Answer

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karolynxx · Answer

The general equation for a linear graph is y = ax + b
a is the slope
a is just the difference between each number, which is -6 as the numbers are decreasing by 6 each time
so the slope is -6 but slope is actually -3 as the day gap is 2 so slope = -6/2 = -3