The owner of a garden center delivers bags of mulch. Each bag is sold for $6. The owner spends $16 for transportation to deliver the bags. Which of the following is the slope of the profit function for the garden center owner per delivery? Answer Choices m=6 m=-6 m=16 m=-16

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Nicolas Gilmore

19 June, 10:51

The owner of a garden center delivers bags of mulch. Each bag is sold for $6. The owner spends $16 for transportation to deliver the bags. Which of the following is the slope of the profit function for the garden center owner per delivery? Answer Choices m=6 m=-6 m=16 m=-16

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Felipe · Answer 1

m=6

The profit function for this would be P=6s-16 where P is profit, s is bags sold and - 16 is the cost of transportation. the 6 represents how much each bag sells for. it is a linear equation that can be represented as y=mx+b where m is the slope or 6 in this case.