Madison started hiking at an elevation of 4 meters above sea level. She hiked up at a rate of 3 meters per minute. The graph below represents the relationship between the number of minutes and the elevation. 4 )What is the slope of the line?slope =
Q. Madison started hiking at an elevation of 4 meters above sea level. She hiked up at a rate of 3 meters per minute. The graph below represents the relationship between the number of minutes and the elevation. 4 )What is the slope of the line?slope =
Identify variables and values: Identify the variables and their values from the problem statement. Madison starts at 4 meters and hikes up at a rate of 3 meters per minute.
Recognize slope calculation: Recognize that the slope of a line in a graph representing a relationship between two variables (time and elevation in this case) is calculated by the change in elevation divided by the change in time, represented as ΔtimeΔelevation.
Calculate slope using rate: Calculate the slope using the rate of elevation change per minute. Since she hikes up at 3 meters per minute, the slope is 3 meters per minute.
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