Question

Cassie's latest financial goal is to eliminate her credit card debt. She has ... To track her progress, she plans to create a graph to model her situation. ... She determines that she can afford to make monthly payments of about $500. ... Cassie's debt is $5,000 and this debt is decreasing by $500 each month.

A.
x-axis scale, 0–8; label, Total Debt ($)
y-axis scale, 0–5,000; label, Months
B.
x-axis scale, 0–12; label, Months
y-axis scale, 0–8,000; label, Total Debt ($)
C.
x-axis scale, 0–8; label, Years
y-axis scale, 0–5,000; label, Total Debt ($)
D.
x-axis scale, 0–12; label, Total Debt ($)
y-axis scale, 0–8,000; label, Years

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is "B"

Cassie's has about $5,000 in credit card debt. She determines that she can afford to make monthly payments of about $500. She has to pay during

\dfrac{5,000}{500}=10

500

5,000

=10

months.

So, the x-axis has to be labeled Months and has scale from 0 to at least 10.

Cassie's debt is 5,000 and this debt is decreasing by5,000andthisdebtisdecreasingby500 each month. After 10 months her debt will be $0.

So, the y-axis has be labeled Total Debt ($) and has scale from 0 to at least 5,000.

Therefore,Option B is correct...

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