document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1034583>Question 1034583</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the constant rate of change (slope) of the linear function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A high school basketball team notices that attendance at its games changes at a constant rate based on the number of losses the team has suffered. When the team had lost eight games, 285 people attended the next game. When the team had lost 12 games, 217 people attended the next game.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "_______ people attending per loss suffered\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Explain what it means in this context.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The change in the (attendance/losses) per game is  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "______ times as great as the change in the number of (attendance/losses). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = (285-217)/(8-12) = 68/-4 = -17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " lose 17 people for each loss <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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