help with math word problem??? 8th grade?

The number of people,y, it takes to do the wave at a Virginia tech football game after waveing x seconds is represented by the equation y=3/4+61,967. What does the slope represent in this situation?

Anonymous2013-05-06T13:04:34Z

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assuming you meant to type "x" after "3/4", it means that there are 3 more people needed for every additional 4 seconds of waving.

?2013-05-06T20:03:22Z

The speed it takes to do the wave thing

(I'm not 100% sure)