Question

as his familys main cook and shopper, marvin created a food budget. marvins food budget month budget february $866 march $780 april $834 may $863 june $864 according to the table, when was the rate of change greater? between march and june between april and may

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate rate of change between March and June

The formula for rate of change is $\frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}$. Here, $x_1$ (March) $= 3$, $y_1=780$, $x_2$ (June) $=6$, $y_2 = 864$.
Rate of change $=\frac{864 - 780}{6 - 3}=\frac{84}{3}=28$.

Step2: Calculate rate of change between April and May

$x_1$ (April) $=4$, $y_1 = 834$, $x_2$ (May) $=5$, $y_2=863$.
Rate of change $=\frac{863 - 834}{5 - 4}=\frac{29}{1}=29$.

Answer:

Between April and May.