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I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me with this. A car travelled 400 km in 5 hours. Joe calculated the speed as 80 km/h but, when he graphed the relation, he calculated a slope of 0.0125. What do you think Joe did incorrectly?​

Respuesta :

It sounds like Joe calculated 5/400 = 0.0125

He divided in the wrong order. It should be 400/5 = 80 since we divide distance over time to get the speed (or rate).

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In terms of x and y, we basically are saying

slope = rise/run

slope = (change in y)/(change in x)

slope = (change in distance)/(change in time)

slope = (400 km)/(5 hrs)

slope = 80 km per hour is the speed