SOLUTION: Determine the constant rate of change (slope) of the linear function. A high school basketball team notices that attendance at its games changes at a constant rate based on the

Question 1034583: Determine the constant rate of change (slope) of the linear function.
A high school basketball team notices that attendance at its games changes at a constant rate based on the number of losses the team has suffered. When the team had lost eight games, 285 people attended the next game. When the team had lost 12 games, 217 people attended the next game.

_______ people attending per loss suffered
Explain what it means in this context.
The change in the (attendance/losses) per game is
______ times as great as the change in the number of (attendance/losses).
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A high school basketball team notices that attendance at its games changes at a constant rate based on the number of losses the team has suffered. When the team had lost eight games, 285 people attended the next game. When the team had lost 12 games, 217 people attended the next game.
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slope = (285-217)/(8-12) = 68/-4 = -17
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lose 17 people for each loss
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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