Answer:
Part A: Kimberly
Part B:
Becca = 22.5 miles, Kimberly = 25 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
Part A:
Given that Becca runs at a constant speed of 4.5 miles per hour, use the table to find the constant speed that Kimberly runs, and compare who runs faster.
Let x = time
y = distance
k = speed = y/x
Equation for each person can be written as: y = kx
Therefore:
✔️Equation for Becca if k = 4.5
y = 4.5x
✔️Find k (speed) of Kimberly using (2, 10):
Speed (k) = y/x
k = 10/2
k = 5 miles per hour
Equation for Kimberly would be:
y = 5x
Comparing their speed, Kimberly runs faster because she covers more miles per hour than Becca does.
Part B:
For Becca, substitute x = 5 into Becca's equation, y = 4.5x
Thus:
y = 4.5*5 = 22.5 miles
For Kimberly, substitute x = 5 into Kimberly's equation, y = 5x
Thus:
y = 5*5 = 25 miles
An answer to this would be y=- 1 over 3 x
Answer: the height in inches, of the pile after 3 weeks is 34 11/12 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
Each consecutive week for the next 5 weeks the height of pile increase by 8 7/12 inches. Converting 8 7/12 inches to improper fraction, it becomes 103/12 inches. The height is increasing in an arithmetic progression. The formula for determining the nth term of an arithmetic sequence is expressed as
Tn = a + (n - 1)d
Where
a represents the first term of the sequence.
d represents the common difference.
n represents the number of terms in the sequence.
From the information given,
a = 17 3/4= 71/4 inches
d = 103/12 inches
n = 3 weeks
the height in inches, of the pile after 3 weeks, T3. Therefore,
T3 = 71/4 + (3 - 1)103/12
T3 = 71/4 + 2 × 103/12 = 71/4 + 103/6
T3 = 419/12 inches = 34 11/12 inches
