Which situation can be modeled by the expression 5 43 + – 41 ? A. Anna is making salad dressing. She starts with 5 4/3 ounces of buttermilk and adds
1/4 ounce of spices.
B. Ben has a board that has been shortened by 5 3/4 inches. He removes another 1/4 inch from the board.
C. There are 5 3/4 pounds of oranges in a basket before Carly adds another 1/4 pound of oranges.
D. There are 5 3/4 cups of flour in a container before David removes 1/4 cup for making stew.

Statement reason 1. δabc is similar to δced. given 2. 3. definition of slope 4. slope of slope of definition of slope 5. slope of × slope of multiplying the slopes 6. slope of × slope of substitution property of equality 7. slope of × slope of simplifying the right side the table contains the proof of the relationship between the slopes of two perpendicular lines. what is the reason for statement 2? a. parallel line segments that meet a common perpendicular line are proportional in length. b. the lengths of vertical and horizontal sides in congruent triangles are in a common ratio. c. trigonometric identities determine the lengths of the legs in a right triangle. d. corresponding side lengths in similar triangles are proportional in length.