Which sentence contains a progressive verb? a. the torn sleeve on my shirt will require several stitches. b. john has finished the first lap of the race. c. eric had hoped to finish his homework before dinner. d. we are eating more fruits and vegetables now.

The slope of a linear equation is equal to the change in the value of the dependent variable divided by the change in the value of the independent variable. in this problem, the dependent variable is the profit while the independent variable is the worker's average pay. if the profit is said to increase by 1500 when worker's average pay decrease by 450, the slope is equal to 1500/(-450)=-3.33