Assume that this situation represents a linear function. Find and interpret the slope of the line that models the data. A scuba diver descends to the bottom of a lake. After 30 seconds, the diver is 146 feet from the bottom of the lake, and after 4 minutes, the diver is just 12 feet from the bottom. If time is measured in seconds, then Slope is ____. If time is measured in minutes, then Slope is

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Assume that this situation represents a linear function. Find and interpret the slope of the line that models the data.

A scuba diver descends to the bottom of a lake. After 30 seconds, the diver is 146 feet from the bottom of the lake, and after 4 minutes, the diver is just 12 feet from the bottom.

If time is measured in seconds, then Slope is ____.

If time is measured in minutes, then Slope is ______. 

 

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