PLEASE HELP WILL MEDAL

Given that a truck can drive 3 miles with 0.5 gallons of gasoline, how many gallons does it need to drive 39 miles?

6 gallons

6.5 gallons

7 gallons

7.5 gallons

Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (5, -3) and (5, 1).

-4

4

0

The slope is undefined.

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PLEASE HELP WILL MEDAL 

Given that a truck can drive 3 miles with 0.5 gallons of gasoline, how many gallons does it need to drive 39 miles?
	
6 gallons

		
6.5 gallons

		
7 gallons

		
7.5 gallons


Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (5, -3) and (5, 1).
	
-4

		
4

		
0

		
The slope is undefined.

flower2468 · Answer

what do you think the first question answer is

perii224 · Answer

6.5 gallons?

flower2468 · Answer

correct

perii224 · Answer

Oh, cool! How about the second one?

flower2468 · Answer

what do you think the answer is

mathmale · Answer

Find the slope!  "Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (5, -3) and (5, 1)."  Hint:  What is the change in x from one of these points to the other?

jeff666 · Answer

If you subtract 1-(-3) over 5-5 its 4/0 so what would it be

mathmale · Answer

What does that fact tell you about the orientation of the line?

perii224 · Answer

The slope is undefined?

mathmale · Answer

"Orientation" here might mean "vertical," "horizontal," "slant."

Yes, the slope (in the 2nd problem) is undefined.

perii224 · Answer

Thanks :)

mathmale · Answer

Welcome.