The graph shows the average price of homes in the united states from 2009 to 2014.
based on the information in the graph, what is the most reasonable prediction?
the cost of a new home in the united states will continue to be inexpensive.
rising home prices in recent years means that more people will need to take out mortgages.
more people will be able to pay cash for new homes and not need to take out a mortgage.
based on recent trends, fewer people will need mortgages in the future.

Rising home prices in recent years means that more people will need to take out mortgages.

Explanation:

We can see in the graph that there is an upward trend; that is, the average price of homes in the US is rising.  While there was a slight decrease from 2010 to 2012, overall the average is still increasing.

Since the prices are increasing, more people will need to take out mortgages, as it will e harder to have the cash saved up to purchase the home.

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step-by-step explanation:

a) at most means it can cost $12 or less

so the inequality sign would be ≤

you would then need to multiply the number of toppings by the 0.35 for each one and add it to the cost of the cheese pizza.

the equation would be 9.99 + 0.35x ≤ 12

b) using the above equation:

9.99 + 0.35x ≤ 12

subtract 9.99 from each side:

0.35x ≤2.01

divide both sides by 0.35:

x ≤ 2.01 / 0.35

x ≤5.74

at most you could have 5 toppings.

the 5 topping pizza would cost: 0.35 x 5 = 1.75 + 9.99 = $11.74