A line passes through the origin and the point (2.5, 10). The x-axis represents time in minutes, and the y-axis represents gallons. What rate does the slope represent?

A.
4 gallons per minute

B.
0.25 gallons per minute

C.
25 minutes per gallon

D.
4 minutes per gallon

Question

A line passes through the origin and the point (2.5, 10). The x-axis represents time in minutes, and the y-axis represents gallons. What rate does the slope represent?
 
 A.
4 gallons per minute
 
 B.
0.25 gallons per minute
 
 C.
25 minutes per gallon
 
 D.
4 minutes per gallon

anonymous · Answer

can I ask you something, do you hate geometry?

anonymous · Answer

Yes

anonymous · Answer

A.
10/2.5 = 4/1

anonymous · Answer

Imagine a hill, now you know how easy or how difficult it is to run  up that hill, if it has a steep slope it is difficult, right? In mathematical terms this means that the distance over the y-axis is greater than the distance over the x-axis. 
#

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1429596521616:dw|

anonymous · Answer

What is a slope?, well all slopes are based on the theorem of Pythagoras, which tels us that there is a relationship between the perpendicular height of a hill,, as well as the base and the slope of that hill.