Question

a sandwhich shop makes home deliveries. the average amount of time from when an order is placed until it is delivered can be modeled by the equation y=2.5x+5 where x is the number of miles between the shop and the delivery location and y is the time in minutes. which of these statements are correct according to the model select two that apply.
a. the average amount of time the shop needs to prepare the food for delivery is 5 minutes
b. on average the delivery person travels 2.5 miles every 1 minute
c. on average the delivery person travels 5 miles every 1 minute
d. the average amount of time the shop needs to prepare the food for delivery is 2.5 minutes
e. on average it takes the delivery person 5 minutes to travel 1 mile
f. on average it takes the delivery person 2.5 minutes to travel 1 mile

Answer 1

The correct statements according to the model are:

b. on average the delivery person travels 2.5 miles every 1 minute
e. on average it takes the delivery person 5 minutes to travel 1 mile