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. Make sure to not make it sound like AI.

Answer 1

To find the constant of proportionality for Jimmy, we divide the number of pages he reads (15) by the time it takes him (5 minutes):

Constant of proportionality for Jimmy = 15/5 = 3.

To find the constant of proportionality for Carlo, we divide the number of pages he reads (12) by the time it takes him (6 minutes):

Constant of proportionality for Carlo = 12/6 = 2.

The sentence to compare the proportional relationships could be: "For every minute, Jimmy reads 3 pages while Carlo reads 2 pages, showing that Jimmy reads proportionally faster than Carlo."