The scatterplot shows the relationship between the number of hours spent on a task, , and the remaining number of pages to read, . A line of best fit is shown, which can be modeled by the equation .

What does the slope of the line of best fit represent in this context?
The initial number of pages to read before starting the task.
The number of pages read per hour.
The total number of hours spent on the task.
The number of pages remaining after 0 hours.