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Question

Jimmy reads 15 pages in 5 minutes. Carlo reads 12 pages in 6 minutes. Find each constant of proportionality, showing your work. Then write a sentence to compare the proportional relationships.

Answer 1

To find the constant of proportionality, we need to divide the number of pages by the time taken for each person.

For Jimmy, the constant of proportionality would be 15 pages / 5 minutes = 3 pages/minute.

For Carlo, the constant of proportionality would be 12 pages / 6 minutes = 2 pages/minute.

To compare the proportional relationships between Jimmy and Carlo, we can say that Jimmy reads 3 pages per minute while Carlo reads 2 pages per minute. This means Jimmy reads at a faster rate than Carlo.