Question

Given the table for x, time in minutes, and y, distance traveled: x: time 8 5 7 2 9 y: distance 664 415 581 166 747
how many meters were traveled every minute?

Answer 1

To find out how many meters were traveled every minute for the given data, we need to divide the total distance traveled by the total time taken.

Let's first sum up the distances (y values) and the time (x values):

**Total Distance (y)**:
- 664 + 415 + 581 + 166 + 747 = 2573 meters

**Total Time (x)**:
- 8 + 5 + 7 + 2 + 9 = 31 minutes

Now, we can calculate the meters traveled per minute:

\[
\text{Meters per minute} = \frac{\text{Total Distance}}{\text{Total Time}} = \frac{2573 \text{ meters}}{31 \text{ minutes}} \approx 83.32 \text{ meters per minute}
\]

Therefore, approximately 83.32 meters were traveled every minute.