Pilar and Tom race home from the park. The graph shows how far each person is from home after a given amount of time.

Question

Drag and drop the appropriate symbol to the box to compare the rates of Pilar and Tom.



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Pilar's rate Response area Tom's rate

A graph measuring distance from home and time. Two lines, labeled Pilar and Tom, exit the y-axis to show that distance from home decreases as time increases

Answer 1

To compare the rates of Pilar and Tom based on the graph you described, you would look at the slopes of the lines representing each person's distance from home over time.

• If Pilar's line is steeper than Tom's line, then Pilar's rate is greater than Tom's rate.
• If Tom's line is steeper than Pilar's line, then Tom's rate is greater than Pilar's rate.
• If both lines have the same slope, then their rates are equal.

Without seeing the actual graph, I can't determine which person has the greater rate. However, you would place the appropriate symbol (greater than, less than, or equal to) in the response area based on your interpretation of the slopes of their respective lines.

For example:

• If Pilar is faster: Pilar's rate > Tom's rate
• If Tom is faster: Pilar's rate < Tom's rate
• If they are equal: Pilar's rate = Tom's rate

Make sure to evaluate the slopes of the lines on the graph to compare their rates.