Slope = (Y2-Y1) / (X2-X1)
hope that's helpful
I think it is 135 mi to the 2 power
250/974 = x/40,000...250 opposed to 974 total = x opposed to 40,000 total
cross multiply because this is a proportion
974x = 10,000,000
x = 10,000,000/974
x = 10266.94 rounds to 10,267 <==