Multiplicative inverse is a number which when multiplied with the current number, the answer unit (that is, 1).
Now,
1.725 = 1725/1000 = 69/40
Inverting this and multiplying it with the results yields 1. That is,
69/40*40/69 = 1
Therefore, the multiplicative inverse of 1.725 is 40/69
A; rate of change is the same as slope, so, using the slope formula,

, where

is the slope and

,

,

, and

are the

and

values.
Plug in

points for

and

, water level being the

and time being the

since we're looking for the answer in ft/hr-- you can choose any two, but from the same row.




ft/hr
18=r/2
Multiply by 2 on each side,
36=r
r=36
Hope this helps.