Asked by alex

Alonso walked with his friend Andy one day, and wanted to compare their speeds. Alonso walked 3 miles in one hour, and Andy walked 2 miles in 2 hours. Complete the table to graph the relationship for each person.

What is the constant of proportionality for Alonso?
What is the constant of proportionality for Andy?
Who walked faster?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Interpret distance d (miles) as proportional to time t (hours).

Alonso: d = 3t, so constant of proportionality = 3 (miles per hour).
Andy: d = 1t, so constant of proportionality = 1 (mile per hour).

Table (t in hours → d in miles)
- Alonso: 0→0, 1→3, 2→6, 3→9
- Andy: 0→0, 1→1, 2→2, 3→3

Who walked faster? Alonso (3 mi/h vs. Andy’s 1 mi/h).