Jacob leaves his summer cottage and drives home. After driving for 5 hours, he is 112 km from home, and after 7 hours,
he is 15 km from home. Assume that the distance from home
and the number of hours driving form a linear relationship.
What is the slope and what does it represent?
a
The slope is 13.4 which means that it took him 13.4
hours to get home.
b
The slope is 10.6 which means that it took him 10.6
hours to get home.
с
The slope is -48.5 which means that on average, he
traveled 48.5 km towards his house each hour.
d
The slope is 97 which means on average, he
traveled 97 km away from his house