Question

Use the image and table to answer the question.

A coordinate graph is titled Runner A. It is labeled number of minutes on the x-axis ranging from 0 to 50 in increments of 10 and miles on the y-axis from 0 to 5 in increments of 1. Five points are plotted. The approximate coordinates of the plotted points are as follows: left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 10 comma 1.2 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 20 comma 2.4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 30 comma 3.5 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 40 comma 4.7 right parenthesis.

This table and graph illustrate the progress of Runner A and Runner B over time.
Runner B
Number of Minutes Number of Miles
0 0
10 1
20 2
30 3
40 4
50 5
A marathon is about 26 miles. The graph shows how fast Runner A ran. The table shows how fast Runner B ran. Which runner would win the race? How do you know?

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Responses

Runner A would win because the slope is going up to the right on the graph.
Runner A would win because the slope is going up to the right on the graph.

Runner B would win because Runner B is faster than Runner A.
Runner B would win because Runner B is faster than Runner A.

Runner A would win because Runner B runs 1 mile every 10 minutes, but Runner A runs more than 1 mile every 10 minutes.
Runner A would win because Runner B runs 1 mile every 10 minutes, but Runner A runs more than 1 mile every 10 minutes.

Runner B would win because Runner B goes 5 miles and Runner A only goes between 4 and 5 miles.
Runner B would win because Runner B goes 5 miles and Runner A only goes between 4 and 5 miles.
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Answer 1

Runner A would win because Runner A covers more miles in the same time than Runner B. For example, at 10, 20, 30, and 40 minutes Runner A has gone about 1.2, 2.4, 3.5, and 4.7 miles, respectively, while Runner B has gone 1, 2, 3, and 4 miles. Runner B runs 1 mile every 10 minutes, but Runner A runs more than 1 mile every 10 minutes, so Runner A reaches 26 miles sooner.