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The graph below shows the amount of money left in the school’s desk fund, f, after d desks have been purchased.A graph titled Desk Fund Amount. The horizontal axis shows the number of desks purchased (d), numbered 1 to 9, and the vertical axis shows the dollars left in fund (f) numbered 100 to 800. Blue diamonds appear at points (0, 700), (1, 590), (2, 480), (3, 370), (4, 260), (5, 150), (6, 40).For each new desk that is purchased, by how much does the amount of money left in the school’s desk fund decrease?

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Answer:$110 Step-by-step explanation:The computation is shown below:Provided thatNumber of desk purchased    Fund Left $            0                                   700            1                                    590            2                                   480            3                                   370            4                                   260            5                                   150            6                                    40Now the Fund decreased while purchasing is = 5 desks - 2 desks= 3 desksi.e = $480 - $150 = $330Now the amount of money left for decreased the desk fund is [tex]= \frac{Fund\ decreased }{number\ of\ desk\ decreased}[/tex][tex]= \frac{\$330}{3\ desk}[/tex]= $110