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Related Benchmark: MA.912.A.3.9
Reporting Category: Algebra
Type: FR: Fill-in Response
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
An engineer needs to determine the slope between two points on a gondola ride in order to evaluate the power requirements when the gondola is full of passengers. A coordinate grid has been placed over a diagram between the two points, as shown below. For estimation purposes, a straight line between the two points can be used to find the slope.
Assuming the cable runs in a straight line, what is the slope of the line between the two points shown?
Possible Answer:
1/4
Item Context:
Science
