Question

The table shows the height of water in a pool as it is being filled. A table showing Height of Water in a Pool with two columns and six rows. The first column, Time in minutes, has the entries, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. The second column, Height in inches, has the entries, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24. The slope of the line through the points is 2. Which statement describes how the slope relates to the height of the water in the pool? The height of the water increases 2 inches per minute. The height of the water decreases 2 inches per minute. The height of the water was 2 inches before any water was added. The height of the water will be 2 inches when th

Answer 1

Answer: I think that the answer is a because it makes sense

Explanation:

Answer 2

A) The height of the water increases 2 inches per minute.

Explanation:

The table shows the height of water in a pool as it is being filled.

`\begin{array}\cline{1-2}\sf Time\;(in\;minutes) & \sf Height\;(in\;inches)\\\cline{1-2}2&8\\\cline{1-2}4&12\\\cline{1-2}6&16\\\cline{1-2}8&20\\\cline{1-2}10&24\\\cline{1-2}\end{array}`

We are told that the slope of the line through the points is 2.

The slope represents the rate of change of the height of the water per minute. As the slope is positive, the height of the water increases by 2 inches per minute.

Therefore, statement that describes how the slope relates to the height of the water in the pool is:

• The height of the water increases 2 inches per minute.