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Bill is riding his bike. The number of revolutions (turns) his wheels make varies directly with the distance he travels. See the graph below.

Bill is riding his bike. The number of revolutions (turns) his wheels make varies-example-1
Bill is riding his bike. The number of revolutions (turns) his wheels make varies-example-1
Bill is riding his bike. The number of revolutions (turns) his wheels make varies-example-2

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a) How far does he travel per revolution

We can see that from 4 to 6 revolutions, he traveled 48-32 = 16 feet, then it was 16 feet in 2revolutions or 8 feet per revolution

Answer: 8

b) slope


m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)=(6-4)/(48-32)=(2)/(16)=(1)/(8)

Answer: 1/8

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