Question

Two stores sell paint by the gallon. The cost of paint at store 1 is shown in the table below. Number of Gallons 3 6 Cost of Paint $57 $114 $152 The cost of paint at store 2 is shown in the graph below. Store 2 150 125 100 Cost ($) 75 50 25 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Gallons of Paint Select the true statement below. A Store 1 charges $1 more per gallon than store 2. B. Store 2 charges $1 more per gallon than store 1. c Store 1 charges $3 more per gallon than store 2. D. Store 2 charges $3 more per gallon than store 1

Answer 1

We have

tha table of the store one

and a graph for the store two

First we need to calculate the price per gallon of the Store 1

$1\text{ gallon=}\frac{57}{3}=19$

Then we calculated the price per gallon of the Store 2

the point in the image can help us

(5,100)

that means

5 gallons cost $100

The cost per gallon in Store 2 is

$1\text{ gallon=}\frac{100}{5}=20$

Store 1 : 1 gallon per