Answer:
Brand A ($2) is more expensive than Brand B ($1.50) (see below)
Step-by-step explanation:
First, you will have to find the slopes of both lines. Slope is y/x, which is the cost/meter or cost per meter.
Using the slope formula:
y2 — y1
m = ---------------
x2 — x1
Plug in any two points from both lines:
y2 — y1
m = --------------- = graph 1 (0, 0), (1,2)
x2 — x1
2 — 0
m = ---------------
1 — 0
2
m = --------------- = $2/m
1
_______graph 2_______
y2 — y1
m = --------------- = graph 2 (0, 0), (4, 6)
x2 — x1
6 — 0
m = ---------------
4 — 0
6 3
m = --------------- = ----------- = $3/2 m
4 2
Because you are unable to have an exact cost per meter of Brand B, you can use a ratio:
$3 = $x
2m = 1m
Cross multiply:
3 (1) = 2x
3 = 2x
x = (3 ÷ 2)
x = 1.5
So Brand B is $1.50 per meter while Brand A is $2.00 per meter. Brand B is cheaper.
