The graph shows the prices of different numbers of bushels of corn at a store in the current year. The table shows the prices of different numbers of bushels of corn at the same store in the previous year.

Table:
Previous Year
Number of Bushels
Price of Corn (dollars)
2
10
4
20
6
30
8
40
Part A: Describe in words how you can find the rate of change of a bushel of corn in the current year, and find the value. (5 points)
Part B: How many dollars more is the price of a bushel of corn in the current year than the price of a bushel of corn in the previous year? Show your work. (5 points)

Step-by-step explanation:

Part A:

We know that 3 bushels is $24, and that rate remains constant, as the graph has a straight line.

Divide both sides by 3 to get 1 bushel=$8.

We can also double check with the other values: 48/6=$8 per bushel, 72/9=$8 per bushel, and so on.

The rate of change is the slope of a line (how much one value changes when the other value does). In this equation, the equation of the line is y=8x, so the slope is 8. Therefore, the rate of change is 8.

Part B:

In the previous year, each bushel of corn was 21/3, 42/6, etc., or $7 a bushel. This year, it is $8, so $8-$7=$1