Asked by Zephyr Benedict

Jasmine is running in a race. She runs 1,500 meters in 7 minutes. She starts out fast, slows down toward the middle of the race, and then finishes by sprinting to the finish line. Choose the sketch of a graph that exhibits the qualitative features of the relationship between the number of minutes Jasmine has been running and the distance she has run.
A. A coordinate plane shows the x-axis, labeled as Number of Minutes, ranging from 0 to 10 in increments of 1, and the y-axis, labeled as Number of Meters, ranging from 0 to 1600 in increments of 100. A curve connects 2 plotted points. The coordinates of a plotted closed circle are (0, 0), and a second closed circle is plotted at (7, 1500). An upward concave curve connects the two points. The curve passes through (6, 800).
B. A coordinate plane shows the x-axis, labeled as Number of Minutes, ranging from 0 to 10 in increments of 1, and the y-axis, labeled as Number of Meters, ranging from 0 to 1600 in increments of 100. A curve with a closed circle at both the ends is shown. The coordinates of a plotted closed circle are (0, 0). An upward curve extends from this point and increases steeply to (4, 900), then levels off slightly, and then increases steeply to (7, 1500).
C. A coordinate plane shows the x-axis, labeled as Number of Minutes, ranging from 0 to 10 in increments of 1, and the y-axis, labeled as Number of Meters, ranging from 0 to 1600 in increments of 100. The coordinates of a plotted closed circle are (0, 0), and a second closed circle is plotted at (7, 1,500). A downward concave curve connects the two points. The curve passes through (1, 600), (3, 1200), and (5, 1400).
D. A coordinate plane shows the x-axis, labeled as Number of Minutes, ranging from 0 to 10 in increments of 1, and the y-axis, labeled as Number of Meters, ranging from 0 to 1600 in increments of 100. A straight line connects the following two plotted points: (0, 0) and (7, 1,500).

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B

Reason: Distance vs. time must increase overall, with a steep slope at the start (fast), a flatter slope in the middle (slower), and a steep slope again at the end (sprint). Choice B shows exactly that pattern.