Question

eight-year-old alex is learning to ride a horse. the trainer says that a horse ages 5 years for every 2 human years. the horse is now 50 years old in human years. what is the slope of this relationship?

○ 5
○ \\(\frac{2}{5}\\)
○ \\(\frac{5}{2}\\)
○ 2

Explanation:

Step1: Define slope as rate of change

Slope = $\frac{\text{Change in horse years}}{\text{Change in human years}}$

Step2: Plug in given values

Slope = $\frac{5}{2}$

Answer:

$\boldsymbol{\frac{5}{2}}$ (Option: $\boldsymbol{\frac{5}{2}}$)