Use the image to answer the question.

A coordinate plane's axes range from 0 to 60 by 10-unit increments. The x-axis is labeled 'Time' with minute units and the y-axis is labeled 'Distance' with mile units. A curve is plotted.

Rania is heading home from work. Along the way, she stops at the grocery store to buy some fresh vegetables. Shown here is the graph of the distance from Rania’s home to her workplace. Interpret the graph. How long does it take Rania to get home?

(1 point)
Responses

20 minutes
20 minutes

35 minutes
35 minutes

40 minutes
40 minutes

55 minutes
55 minutes
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To interpret the graph of the distance from Rania’s home to her workplace and determine how long it takes her to get home, you would typically look for the point on the curve where the distance equals zero (which represents Rania's home).

If the x-axis represents time in minutes and the y-axis represents distance in miles, you would check the corresponding x-value when the distance on the y-axis reaches 0 miles. Without the specific curve details, you can estimate based on usual behaviors or calculations presented in similar scenarios.

Assuming the graph indicates that Rania gets home after a certain time:

  • At the 20-minute mark, if the distance is still above 0, it means she hasn't reached home yet.
  • At the 35-minute mark, if the distance is still above 0, she hasn't reached home yet.
  • At the 40-minute mark, if the distance drops to 0, she reaches home.
  • If at 55 minutes Rania is still traveling, that time wouldn’t be correct for her arrival home.

Based on these standard interpretations, if Rania’s journey home reaches 0 distance at 40 minutes, her correct answer would be:

40 minutes