Question

Mr. Reynolds goes for a morning walk. The graph below shows the relationship between how many minutes he has walked, x, and the distance in feet he has walked, y.

The graph has numbers from 0 to 20 in increments of 4 on the x-axis and from 0 to 5,000 in increments of 500 on the y-axis. A straight line starts from (0, 0) and passes through (4, 1,000), (8, 2,000), (12, 3,000), (16, 4,000), and (20, 5,000).

What is the meaning of the point 8,2,000 on the graph?

A.
It means that Mr. Reynolds walks 8 miles in 2,000 minutes.

B.
It means that Mr. Reynolds walks 2,000 feet in 8 minutes.

C.
It means that Mr. Reynolds walks 2,000 feet per minute for 8 minutes.

D.
It means that Mr. Reynolds walks 8 feet in 2,000 minutes.

Answer 1

B. It means that Mr. Reynolds walks 2,000 feet in 8 minutes.