Omar’s mother brings him a bowl of carrots as a snack. At first he does not eat any; then he eats one at a time until half of the carrots are gone. Then he does not eat any more. Sketch a graph that shows the number of carrots in the bowl over time.
A) Decreases linearly
B) Stays constant
C) Decreases and then levels off
D) Increases linearly
The correct answer is C) Decreases and then levels off.
Explanation: At the beginning, the number of carrots is constant since Omar is not eating any. As he starts eating one carrot at a time, the number of carrots decreases. When he reaches the point where half of the carrots are gone, he stops eating, and the number of carrots remains constant from that point onward. Thus, the graph would show a downward slope that levels off, indicating the decrease followed by a constant amount.