Question
Cyan is biking at a constant speed of 0.25 miles every minute. The distance Cyan bikes is a function of the time in minutes.
What do the variables x and y represent in this equation?
y = 0.25 · x
= miles per minute ·
time
distance
What do the variables x and y represent in this equation?
y = 0.25 · x
= miles per minute ·
time
distance
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
In the equation \( y = 0.25 \cdot x \), the variables represent the following:
- \( x \): This variable represents time in minutes. It is the independent variable, indicating how long Cyan has been biking.
- \( y \): This variable represents the distance in miles that Cyan has biked. It is the dependent variable, as the distance traveled depends on the time spent biking.
So, to summarize:
- \( x \) represents time in minutes.
- \( y \) represents the distance in miles.
- \( x \): This variable represents time in minutes. It is the independent variable, indicating how long Cyan has been biking.
- \( y \): This variable represents the distance in miles that Cyan has biked. It is the dependent variable, as the distance traveled depends on the time spent biking.
So, to summarize:
- \( x \) represents time in minutes.
- \( y \) represents the distance in miles.