Question

what does the slope of the line tell you about the situation? brooke buys 120 apples. brooke uses 1 apple for every 5 pies she bakes. brooke uses 5 apples for every pie she bakes. brooke has 60 apples left after she has baked 12 pies.

Explanation:

The slope of a line in a context related to apples and pies (where, say, the x - axis is the number of pies and the y - axis is the number of apples used or remaining) represents the rate of change. If the slope is 5, it means for each unit increase in the number of pies (x - value), the number of apples used (change in y - value) increases by 5. So this corresponds to using 5 apples per pie. The other options: "Brooke buys 120 apples" is a total quantity, not a rate (slope). "Brooke uses 1 apple for every 5 pies" would have a slope of 1/5, not 5. "Brooke has 60 apples left after 12 pies" is a specific point, not the slope (rate of change).

Answer:

Brooke uses 5 apples for every pie she bakes.