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Petrol is poured into a barrel. The graph shows the number of litres of petrol in the barrel. Calculate how much petrol is being poured into the barrel each minute.

Petrol is poured into a barrel. The graph shows the number of litres of petrol in the barrel. Calculate how much petrol is being poured into the barrel each minute.
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Petrol is poured into a barrel.

The graph shows the number of litres of petrol in the barrel.
Calculate how much petrol is being poured into the barrel each minute.

Petrol is poured into a barrel. The graph shows the number of litres of petrol in-example-1
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User Kyle Ledbetter
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“How much petrol is being poured each minute” is another way of saying slope. Slope is liters/minute, or rise over run.

It rises 140, and goes over 10.

140/10

= 14 liters per minute,
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