Based on the given information, the person who ran 2 1/2 km (which is the same as 2.5 km) in 45 minutes is Greg. The graph shows a line labeled Greg starting at the origin and passing through the plotted point (45, 2.5), which means that Greg's rate of running was such that he covered 2.5 km in 45 minutes.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
Greg
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A line graph titled 5 Kilometer Run shows time in minutes on the x-axis and distance in kilometers on the y-axis. The graph shows the trend for four participants: Bella, Ruby, Greg, and Paul. The x-axis ranges from 0 to 60 in increments of 10. The y-axis ranges from 0 to 15 in increments of 2.5. A line labeled Bella starts at the origin and passes through plotted point left parenthesis 45 comma 3.5 right parenthesis. A line labeled Ruby starts at the origin and passes through plotted point left parenthesis 40 comma 2.5 right parenthesis. A line labeled Greg starts at the origin and passes through plotted point left parenthesis 45 comma 2.5 right parenthesis. A line labeled Paul starts at the origin and passes through plotted point left parenthesis 25 comma 1 right parenthesis.
Four friends ran a 5K to raise money for their school. The graph shows their rates as a ratio of distance measured in kilometers and time in minutes. Based on the points shown, name the person who ran 2 1/2 km in 45 minutes.
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Paul
Paul
Ruby
Ruby
Greg
Greg
Bella
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