document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1182968>Question 1182968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to solve the following problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"A wood shop makes toys. The number of toys constructed can be determined by the equation T = .05w, where T is number of toys and w is the number of wooden pieces used. What is the rate of change?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do you determine the rate of change in this problem? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #813100 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=813100\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is like y=0.05x+0, where the intercept is 0, not that it matters here.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The rate of change is the change in y over the change in x, the slope, and it is 0.05. That means in the context of this problem that for every rise of w, T rises 0.05. </SPAN>\n" );
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