SOLUTION: Leslie plants a tree that will grow at an average rate of 6 inches per year. She graphs a line that represents the predicted growth of the tree, with x representing the number of y

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Question 1110441: Leslie plants a tree that will grow at an average rate of 6 inches per year. She graphs a line that represents the predicted growth of the tree, with x representing the number of years since she planted the tree and y representing the height of the tree in inches. what is the slope of the line?
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Leslie plants a tree that will grow at an average rate of 6 inches per year. She graphs a line that represents the predicted growth of the tree, with x representing the number of years since she planted the tree and y representing the height of the tree in inches. what is the slope of the line?
y = 6x
slope = 6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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