Use the image and table to answer the question.

A line graph is titled as Runner A, Average Miles per Minute. The x-axis is labeled Minutes ranging from 0 to 36 in increments of 6. The y-axis is labeled Miles ranging from 0 to 4 in increments of 1. A solid line joins four plotted points. The coordinates of the plotted points are as follows: left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 12 comma 1 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 24 comma 2 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 36 comma 3 right parenthesis.
Runner B – Average Miles per Minute
Minutes Miles
2 20
3 30
4 40
Runner A and Runner B tracked their mileage. Runner A’s average miles per minute are displayed in the graph, and Runner B’s average miles per minute are displayed in the table. Which runner has the fastest time, and what are their average miles per minute?(1 point)
Runner A has the fastest time at 10 average miles per minute.
Runner A has the fastest time at 10 average miles per minute.

Runner B has the fastest time at 10 average miles per minute.
Runner B has the fastest time at 10 average miles per minute.

Runner B has the fastest time at 12 average miles per minute.
Runner B has the fastest time at 12 average miles per minute.

Runner A has the fastest time at 12 average miles per minute.
Runner A has the fastest time at 12 average miles per minute.

1 answer

We cannot determine which runner has the fastest time based on the given information as the table for Runner B provides only the average miles per minute for a few selected minutes whereas the line graph for Runner A provides the average miles per minute for every minute from 0 to 36. However, we can say that at every plotted point on the line graph, Runner A has a slower average miles per minute than Runner B. So, we cannot determine the fastest time or average miles per minute for any runner.