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The graph of the function , where , gives the total cost , in dollars, for a certain video game system and games. What is the best interpretation of the slope of the graph in this context?
Each game costs .
The video game system costs .
The video game system costs .
Each game costs .
The graph of the function f , where y = f ( x ) , gives
Hard-difficulty · SAT Math · Linear Functions — Slope calculation and interpretation. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice A is correct. The given graph is a line, and the slope of a line is defined as the change in the value of for each increase in the value of by . It’s given that represents the total cost, in dollars, and that represents the number of games. Therefore, the change in the value of for each increase in the value of by represents the change in total cost, in dollars, for each increase in the number of games by . In other words, the slope represents the cost, in dollars, per game. The graph shows that when the value of increases from to , the value of increases from to . It follows that the slope is , or the cost per game is . Thus, the best interpretation of the slope of the graph is that each game costs .
Choice B is incorrect. This is an interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph rather than the slope of the graph.
Choice C is incorrect. The slope of the graph is the cost per game, not the cost of the video game system.
Choice D is incorrect. Each game costs , not .
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