zero slope means no change over the interval. a graph would be horizontal there.
negative slope means that the number is decreasing. A graph would be going down to the right.
by 10 there are 25 people admitted to a park by 11 there are 50 what would a slope of zero between 2 consecutive hours mean
and can the line between 2 consecutive numbers have a negative slope
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If you match your data with a point
(t,p) where t is the time and p is the number of people
you have two points (10,25) and (11, 50)
so the "slope" would be (50-25)/(11-10) = 25
it would mean that people were admitted at a rate of 25 per hour
2nd part:
sure, that slope could be negative.
e.g. suppose the closing time is 5:00 pm
at 3:00 pm 15 people were admitted
at 4:00 pm 8 people were admitted (who would go to the park with only one hour left ?)
slope = (8-15)/(4-3) = -7
(t,p) where t is the time and p is the number of people
you have two points (10,25) and (11, 50)
so the "slope" would be (50-25)/(11-10) = 25
it would mean that people were admitted at a rate of 25 per hour
2nd part:
sure, that slope could be negative.
e.g. suppose the closing time is 5:00 pm
at 3:00 pm 15 people were admitted
at 4:00 pm 8 people were admitted (who would go to the park with only one hour left ?)
slope = (8-15)/(4-3) = -7
2 answers