A. To find how many meters are traveled per minute, we can calculate the difference in distance divided by the difference in time for each pair of values.
For the first pair (8 minutes, 40 meters) and the fourth pair (2 minutes, 10 meters), the difference in distance is 40 - 10 = 30 meters, and the difference in time is 8 - 2 = 6 minutes. Therefore, the rate of meters traveled per minute is 30 / 6 = 5 meters traveled per minute.
For the second pair (5 minutes, 25 meters) and the third pair (7 minutes, 35 meters), the difference in distance is 35 - 25 = 10 meters, and the difference in time is 7 - 5 = 2 minutes. So, the rate of meters traveled per minute is 10 / 2 = 5 meters traveled per minute.
For the last pair (9 minutes, 45 meters), we cannot determine the rate of meters traveled per minute since there are no subsequent pairs to compare it to.
Therefore, the answer is that every minute, 5 meters are traveled.
B. To write an equation to show the relationship between x and y, we can use the slope-intercept form of a linear equation: y = mx + b, where m is the slope (rate of change) and b is the y-intercept.
We already found that the rate of meters traveled per minute is 5. Now, let's find the y-intercept. From the given data, we can see that when x = 0, y is 0. However, there is no data point where x = 0. We can estimate the y-intercept by finding the equation of the line that passes through two of the given points. Let's use the first and last points: (8, 40) and (9, 45).
First, find the slope (m): m = (45 - 40) / (9 - 8) = 5 / 1 = 5
Now, substitute the slope and one of the points (8, 40) into the equation y = mx + b to solve for b: 40 = 5(8) + b
40 = 40 + b
b = 40 - 40
b = 0
So, the equation to show the relationship between x and y is y = 5x.
C. The relationship between x and y is a direct variation because the equation can be written in the form y = kx, where k is the constant of variation. In this case, k is 5. The y-intercept is 0, indicating that the line passes through the origin.
Given the table for x, time in minutes and y, distance traveled in meters:
X-time(minutes) 8,5,7,2,9
y-distance(meters) 40,25,35,10,45,
A. every minute is [enter answer] meters traveled
B. write an equation to show the relationship between x and y.
C, the relationship is [enter answer] because the y intercept is [enter answer]
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is C. proportional, non proportional or non linear
I apologize for the incorrect response in the previous answer.
C. The relationship between x and y is non-proportional because the equation is y = 5x, not y = kx where k is a constant. In a proportional relationship, the equation would have the form y = kx, where k is the constant of proportionality. In this case, the equation is linear, but not proportional since the y-intercept is 0, indicating that the line passes through the origin.
C. The relationship between x and y is non-proportional because the equation is y = 5x, not y = kx where k is a constant. In a proportional relationship, the equation would have the form y = kx, where k is the constant of proportionality. In this case, the equation is linear, but not proportional since the y-intercept is 0, indicating that the line passes through the origin.
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