Question

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A line passes through the origin and the point (2,6). The x-axis represents time in minutes, and the y-axis represents gallons. What rate does the slope represent?

A. 12 minutes per gallon
B. 3 gallons per minute
C. 2 gallons per 6 minutes
D. 3 minutes per gallon

Answer 1

@welshfella

Answer 2

@texaschic101

Answer 3

origin is (0,0).....x1 = 0 and y1 = 0
(2,6)...x2 = 2 and y2 = 6
slope(m) = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
now we sub
slope(m) = (6 - 0) / (2 - 0)
slope(m) = 6/2 which reduces to 3/1

3 gallons per minute

Answer 4

Thank you. 2 more questions? please?

Answer 5

I can try...what ya got

Answer 6

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