Suppose That on Average There Are Five More Car Accidents

question 337

Multiple Choice

Suppose that on average there are five more car accidents for every extra inch of snowfall in a certain region. If snowfall is graphed on the y axis and car accidents on the x axis, then if we graph this relationship, the slope of the line will be

• A)25.
• B)5.
• C)1/5.
• D)1.

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