Number of pairs of shoes cost 1 $2.50 2 $5.00 3 $7.50 4 $10.00 5 $12.50 what does the rate of change mean in this situation?

answer: first option i.e. 'a' is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

since we have given that

number of minutes to wrap a small gift box = 4 minutes

we need to find the number of gifts to be wrapped in 5 minutes

since there is a direct variation, as the number of minutes will increase with   number of gifts to be wrapped.

so, let the number of gifts to be wrapped in 5 minutes be x.

so, it becomes,

hence, first option 'a'   is correct.

7 is the median   7.875 is the mean

step-by-step explanation:

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