Read the excerpt from chapter 44 of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations, in which Pip explains to Stella the nature of his passion for
her. If you know the story already, explain how this scene contributes to the success of the plot as a whole. If you do not know the story,
find a summary online or simply speculate about how Pip's declaration might affect the plot of the novel.

The slope of a linear equation is equal to the change in the value of the dependent variable divided by the change in the value of the independent variable. in this problem, the dependent variable is the profit while the independent variable is the worker's average pay. if the profit is said to increase by 1500 when worker's average pay decrease by 450, the slope is equal to 1500/(-450)=-3.33