. Your partner gives the following description: My younger brother originally had 100 small building blocks, but he has lost 5 of them every month since.

Question

Your teacher ask your class to describe a real-world situation in which the y-intercept is 100 and the slope is 5. Your partner gives the following description: My younger brother originally had 100 small building blocks, but he has lost 5 of them every month since.

Answer 1

That is incorrect.

 

The slope is -5.

 

Younger brother had 100 small building blocks, but GAINS 5 of them every month.