General Information
Related Benchmarks:
MA.912.A.3.11
Reporting Category: Algebra
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
David is training for a marathon. He writes down the time and distance for each training run and then records the data on a scatter plot. He has drawn a line of best fit on the scatter plot, as shown below.
Which statement best expresses the meaning of the slope as a rate of change for this line of best fit?
Answer Options:
A. It represents the number of miles he will have to run to finish the marathon.
B. It represents the average speed, in miles per hour, of his training runs.
C. It represents the number of hours he will need to finish the marathon.
D. It represents the distances, in miles, that he ran while he was training.
B. It represents the average speed, in miles per hour, of his training runs.
C. It represents the number of hours he will need to finish the marathon.
D. It represents the distances, in miles, that he ran while he was training.
Answer Key:
B
Item Context:
Health/Physical Education