Problem

20 A study was done to investigate the relationship between a between eating sugary snacks and a test that measures a student's memory and attention. The correlating linear model is shown below, where \( x \) represents the number of sugary snacks a student ate, and \( y \) represents the student's test score.
Interpret the rate of change (slope).
\[
y=-5 x
\]
(A) Eating zero sugary snacks is associated with a loss of five points on the test.
(B) Each additional sugary snack eaten is associated with a loss of five points on the test.
(C) An additional five sugary snacks is associated with a loss of five points on the test.
(D) Not enough information is provided to interpret the slope.

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\text{Slope} = -5

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Step 1 :\text{Slope} = -5

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