Question

Jimmy reads 15 pages in 5 minutes. Carlo reads 12 pages in 6 minutes. Find each constant of proportionality, showing your work. Then write a sentence to compare the proportional relationships.(2 points) please make it sound like a 7th grader

Answer 1

To find the constant of proportionality, we can divide the number of pages read by the time taken for both Jimmy and Carlo.

For Jimmy:
Constant of proportionality = (number of pages read) / (time taken)
Jimmy's constant of proportionality = 15 pages / 5 minutes = 3 pages/minute

For Carlo:
Constant of proportionality = (number of pages read) / (time taken)
Carlo's constant of proportionality = 12 pages / 6 minutes = 2 pages/minute

Comparing the proportional relationships, we can see that for every minute, Jimmy reads 3 pages, and Carlo reads 2 pages. Therefore, Jimmy reads faster than Carlo.