Read these lines from “Invictus” beyond this place of wrath tears looms but the horror of the shade and yet the menace of the years finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

What does the phrase “the menace of the years” mean ?

The threat of time passing

the possibility of life after death

the years that cause frustration

the years of cause anger

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