Question

Tom works at an aquarium shop on Saturdays. One Saturday, when Tom gets to work, he is asked to clean a 175-gallon reef tank. His first job is to drain the tank. He puts a hose into the tank and starts a siphon. Tom measures the amount of water that is draining out and finds out that the rate is 50 gallons of water per hour.

What is the slope in this situation? (the rate of change, think about what is constantly changing?)

A) 50
B) 175
C) 4
D) -50

Answer 1

The slope in this situation is A) 50.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this scenario, the slope represents the rate of change in the amount of water draining from the tank per hour.

The given rate is 50 gallons of water per hour. Therefore, the slope in this situation is A) 50.