Answer:
The unit rate is -1 store per year
Step-by-step explanation:
Let
x -----> the number of years since 1996
y ----> the number of video rental stores
we know that
The year 1996 represent x=0
so
2016 represent ----> x=2016-1996=10 years
we have the points
(0,10) and (10,1)
The unit rate is equal to the slope of the linear equation
Find the slope m
[tex]m=(1-10)/(10-0)[/tex]
[tex]m=-1\ stores/year[/tex] ----> is negative because is a decreasing function
therefore
The unit rate is -1 store per year