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Peter uses the equation y = StartFraction 13 over 4 EndFraction x to model the number of miles that he has walked in x hours. Which statement is true about the proportional relationship that is modeled by Peter’s equation?
Peter walks at a rate of StartFraction 4 over 13 EndFraction miles per hour.
Peter walks at a rate of 4 miles per hour.
Peter walks at a rate of StartFraction 13 over 4 EndFraction miles per hour.
Peter walks at a rate of 13 miles per hour.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Peter walks at a rate of 13/4 miles per hour.

Reason: y (miles) = (13/4)·x (hours), so the slope 13/4 is the rate in miles per hour (13/4 = 3.25 mph).