Amir ran the first 200-meter leg of the relay race with a speed of 8,260 millimeters per second. Ryder ran the last 200-meter le
g with an average speed of 930 centimeters per second. Who ran the race faster, and how much faster was that person’s speed to the nearest meter per second? A. Amir ran approximately 1 meter per second faster than Ryder.
B. Ryder ran approximately 1 meter per second faster than Amir.
C. Amir ran approximately 104 meters per second faster than Ryder.
D. Ryder ran approximately 104 meters per second faster than Amir.
The slope would be -1 or -1/1. They are both the same thing.
The slope is the number which is located directly to the left of the variable (the variable in this case is x, but in other situations it could be a totally different letter).
