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An equation representing lyle’s hedge-trimming business is a = 12n - 300 where a is the amount of profit or loss in dollars and n is the number of hedges trimmed. how would the graph of lyle’s business change if the equation a = 10n - 300 represented his business? the graph would be flatter. the graph would be steeper. the graph would start closer to the origin. the graph would start lower on the y-axis.

At the beginning of the day, stock xyz opened at $6.12. at the end of the day, it closed at $6.88. what is the rate of change of stock xyz? a. 1.17% b. 11.0% c. 12.4% d. 81.5%

Me i’m stuck on all these questions besides the two bottom ones