Question

The manager of a team of data entry specialists has determined that the function T-3.8P+ 1.4 best models the time in minutes, T, that it takes for one of her specialists to enter a document P pages long into their system. Which of these is the best interpretation of the slope of this function?

O Each additional page of a document will increase the time it takes the employee to enter the document into the system by 3.8 minutes.
O It will take the employee 3.8 minutes to enter a 1.4 page document into the system.
O It will take the employee 3.8 minutes to enter a one-page document into the system.
O Each additional 1.4 pages of a document will increase the time it takes the employee to enter the document into the system by 3.8 minutes.
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Answer 1

The slope of the function indicates that each additional page of a document adds 3.8 minutes to the time it takes to enter it into the system.

Step-by-step explanation:

The best interpretation of the slope of the function T-3.8P+ 1.4 is that each additional page of a document will increase the time it takes the employee to enter the document into the system by 3.8 minutes.

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