Question

a vendor who sold bread at farmers markets counted the number of leftover loaves at the end of each day. loaves of leftover bread day leftover loaves tuesday 97 wednesday 45 thursday 52 friday 67 saturday 45 according to the table, when was the rate of decrease greater? between tuesday and friday between wednesday and saturday

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the rate of decrease between Tuesday and Friday

The formula for the rate of decrease is \(\frac{\text{Initial value}-\text{Final value}}{\text{Initial value}}\).
Initial value (Tuesday) \(= 97\), Final value (Friday) \(= 67\)
Rate of decrease \(=\frac{97 - 67}{97}=\frac{30}{97}\approx0.309\)

Step2: Calculate the rate of decrease between Wednesday and Saturday

Initial value (Wednesday) \(= 45\), Final value (Saturday) \(= 45\)
Rate of decrease \(=\frac{45 - 45}{45}=0\)

Answer:

between Tuesday and Friday