SOLUTION: Draw a graph to represent hiking 500m from a campground in 10 min, stopping for 5 min, hiking another 400 m away from the campground in 8 min, and then hiking back to the campgroun

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Question 970493: Draw a graph to represent hiking 500m from a campground in 10 min, stopping for 5 min, hiking another 400 m away from the campground in 8 min, and then hiking back to the campground along the same trail in 15 min. Where appropriate, assume you are travelling at a constant rate on each part of the trip.
b. Explain how each slope on your graph represents a rate. (2 marks)
c. Calculate the rate for each slope on your graph. (4 marks)
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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your graph will look like this:

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the slope for each segment is calculated as follows:

slope = change in value of y divided by change in the value of x.

for the first segment, 500 meters was traveled in 10 minutes.
slope = 500 / 10 = 50 meters per minute.

for the second segment, 0 meters was traveled in 5 minuter.
slope = 0 / 5 = 0 meters per minute.

for the third segment, 400 meters was traveled in 8 minutes.
slope = 400 / 8 = 50 meters per minute.

for the last segment, 900 meters was treveled in 15 minutes.
slope = 900 / 15 = 60 meters per minute.