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Verónica is mulching her front yard. The total weight of mulch varies directly with the number of bags of mulch. What is the rate of change?

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Let y represent the total weight of mulch and x represent the number of bags of mulch, then
y = kx.
Rate of change (k) = y/x. i.e. the weight of mulch divided by the number of bags.
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