Question

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This graph shows the amount of rain that falls in a given amount of time.



What is the slope of the line and what does it mean in this situation?



Select from the drop-down menus to correctly complete each statement.



The slope of the line is
2.5
.

This means that
5.5
mm of rain falls every
2 hours
.

Answer 1

slop: 5/2 (rise 5 run 2)

this means that 5mm of rainfall falls every 2 hours

(I hope this help, your question is a little confusing because it doesn't give the drop down menus.)

Explanation:

Answer 2

The slope of the line is given by:

`(y_2 - y_1) / (x_2-x_1)`

We will treat
`(2, 5)` as point 1, and
`(4, 10)` as point 2.

So we have:

`Slope=(10-5)/(4-2)=5/2=2.5`

What this means is that for every hour, we have
`2.5mm` of rain. Or in
`2` hours, we will have
`5mm` of rain. And in three hours we will have
`7.5mm` of rain and so on.