Atank initially contained 9 liters of water when emily began to fill the tank with a water hose. the linear relationship between the number of liters of water in the tank and the time in minutes emily has been filling the tank is represented in the table.
time amount of water
(minutes) (liters)
2 17
8 41
10 49
12 57
which description of the slope of this relationship is true?
1) the slope is 11/2 and represents the rate at which the water flows into the tank in minutes per liter.
2) the slope is 4 and represents the rate at which the water flows into the tank in liters per minute.
3) the slope is 4 and represents the rate at which the water flows into the tank in minutes per liter.
4) the slope is 11/2 and represents the rate at which the water flows into the tank in liters per minute.