Question

the head baker at mill street bakery got a container of fresh blueberries this morning. he takes blueberries from the container to make batches of his award winning muffins. this situation can be modeled as a linear relationship. (chart: x-axis labeled batches made from 0 to 10, y-axis labeled blueberries remaining (ounces) from 10 to 100. line starts at (0,80) and goes to (10,15) approximately) what does the slope of the line tell you about the situation? the container had 80 ounces of blueberries to start. the baker uses 6 ounces of blueberries for each batch of muffins. the baker uses 10 ounces of blueberries for each batch of muffins. the baker has 50 ounces of blueberries left after he makes 5 batches of muffins.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify two points

From the graph, initial point (0,80) and (10,20).

Step2: Calculate slope

Slope formula: $m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$. Substitute values: $m=\frac{20-80}{10-0}=\frac{-60}{10}=-6$.

Step3: Interpret slope

Negative slope means decrease; 6 ounces used per batch.

Answer:

The baker uses 6 ounces of blueberries for each batch of muffins.