document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1160996>Question 1160996</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rachel hikes at a steady rate from a ranger station to a campground that is 20 mi away. After 2 h, she is 13 mi from the campground. After 4 h, she is 6 mi from the campground. A graph shows her distance from the campground y, in miles, after x hours. What is the slope of the graph, and what does it represent?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "	A.	20; Rachel's initial distance from the campground<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	B.	−3.5; the rate at which Rachel's distance from the campground changes per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	C.	3.5; Rachel's initial distance from the campground<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	D.	20; Rachel's final distance from the campground </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #784420 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39626)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=784420\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Points as time x, distance from camp y, (x,y):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0,20), (2,13), (4,6).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She is hiking at 3.5 miles per hour. </SPAN>\n" );
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