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A line graph is titled as “Biker A’s Distance Traveled”. The x-axis is labeled “Hours spent biking”, ranging from 0 to 4, in increments of 1. The y-axis is labeled “Miles Traveled”. A solid line joins four plotted points. The coordinates of the plotted points are as follows: (0, 0), (1, 15), (2, 30), (3, 45).

Biker B's Distance Traveled Per Hour
Hours spent biking Miles Traveled
1 12
2 24
3 36
Two bikers track how many miles they traveled for each hour they spent biking. Biker A's distance traveled is shown in the graph above. Biker B's distance traveled is shown in the table above. Using the data above, which Biker can cycle faster? How fast were they traveling?


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Answer 1

Biker B can cycle faster because for every hour spent biking, Biker B travels 12 miles while Biker A only travels 15 miles. Biker B is traveling at a speed of 12 miles per hour while Biker A is traveling at a speed of 15 miles per hour.

Answer 2

pick one

Answer 3

Biker A can cycle faster because for every hour spent biking, Biker A travels 15 miles which is more than Biker B's 12 miles per hour.