Question

A amusement park line for passengers waiting to ride a roller coaster is moving about 16 feet every 10 minutes Jackson and his friends are standing 40 feet from the front of the line select values to set up a proportion to a represents this situation

Answer 1

Answer:

It will take 25 minutes to reach first in line.        

Step-by-step explanation:

Data given in the question:

Distance between Jackson and his friend = 40 feet

Rate at which the line is moving = 16 feet per 10 minute

Thus, time taken by Jackson to reach the position his friend is standing is given by:

$\text{Time taken = }\displaystyle\frac{\text{Distance}}{Rate}$

$\text{Time taken} = \displaystyle\frac{40\text{ feet}}{16\text{ feet per 10 minute}}$

$= \displaystyle\frac{40\times 10}{16} = 25\text{ minutes}$

Proportion used can be written as

$Time:10::40:16$

Answer 2

10/16  = t /40

where t is the time  in minutes that they will get to the front of the line.