Find the slope. A laptop battery has 84% power after 1 hour of use and 52% after 3 hours of use.

Jimmay asked Nov 22, 2022

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Find the slope.

A laptop battery has 84% power after 1 hour of use and 52% after 3 hours of use.

Jimmay asked Nov 22, 2022

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Answer:

-16%/hour

Explanation:

The slope formula is useful for that.

m = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1)

m = (52 -84)/(3 -1) = -32/2 = -16

The slope is -16% per hour.

Tamas Molnar answered Nov 27, 2022

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