Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points) (Slope MC) A restaurant plans to use a new food delivery service. The food delivery service charges $\$ 4.98$ for every 2 meals delivered, plus a $\$ 2.00$ service fee. What is the slope of this situation? 2.00 2.49 4.49 4.98

Step 1 ：The slope in this context represents the rate of change, or how much the cost of the delivery service increases for each additional meal delivered. The service fee is a fixed cost and does not affect the slope.

Step 2 ：The slope can be calculated by dividing the cost per meal ($4.98) by the number of meals (2).

Step 3 ：\(\text{cost per meal} = 4.98\)

Step 4 ：\(\text{number of meals} = 2\)

Step 5 ：\(\text{slope} = \frac{\text{cost per meal}}{\text{number of meals}} = \frac{4.98}{2} = 2.49\)

Step 6 ：Final Answer: The slope of this situation is \(\boxed{2.49}\)