Question

he table shows the height of water in a pool as it is being filled. A table showing Height of Water in a Pool with two columns and six rows. The first column, Time in minutes, has the entries, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. The second column, Height in inches, has the entries, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24. The slope of the line through the points is 2. Which statement describes how the slope relates to the height of the water in the pool? The height of the water increases 2 inches per minute. The height of the water decreases 2 inches per minute. The height of the water was 2 inches before any water was added. The height of the water will be 2 inches when the pool is filled.

Answer 1

The height of water increases by 2 inches per minute option first "The height of the water increases 2 inches per minute" is correct.

What is the slope?

The ratio that y increase as x increases is the slope of a line. The slope of a line reflects how steep it is, but how much y increases as x increases. Anywhere on the line, the slope stays unchanged (the same).

$\rm m =\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

We have given a table:

Time     height

2                8

4               12

6                16

8               20

10              24

The slope of the line = (12-8)/(4-2) = 4/2 = 2

The value of the slope is positive we can say,  the height of water increases as time passes.

Thus, the height of water increases by 2 inches per minute option first "The height of the water increases 2 inches per minute" is correct.

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