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OpenStudy (anonymous):

plz help fast will give a fan and a medal A balloon’s circumference decreases at a constant rate. The graph shows the balloon’s circumference over time. What is the slope of the line that represents the situation? Enter the slope as a decimal. http://static.k12.com/calms_media/media/1512000_1512500/1512349/1/e682f410896cc483335c976d46f50fd393bb1abb/MS_IMC-140516-100013.jpg

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4/5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[m = \frac{ x _{2}-x _{1} }{ y _{2}-y _{1}}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

= 4/5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@TardisCuber is close. The sign's wrong

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it's 5/4 right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but then i have to make slope as a decimal. how do i do that ???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Crud! I reversed the numerator and denominator in that equation... Sorry. It's -4/5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

To turn it into a decimal, use either long division or a calculator. Should get -0.8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok thank you so much

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