Question

(90) points ill give brainly immideatly but gotta be right -------- Maria and her parents are hiking in the mountains. During one hike, Maria monitored their changing elevation and displayed it in the graph below. Which of the following BEST describes a functional relationship shown in the graph? A Maria's elevation remained constant for two hours. B Maria's elevation decreased between 1:00 and 3:00. C Maria's elevation increased between 9:00 and 12:00. D Maria spent more time decreasing her elevation than increasing her elevation.

Answer 1

Answer:

(C) Maria's elevation increased between 9:00 and 12:00

Step-by-step explanation:

Looking at the graph, we can test each statement.

For A, it says Maria's elevation remained constant for 2 hours. Looking at the graph, we can see that it remained constant for just one hour, so this is eliminated.

For B, Maria's elevation decreased between 1:00 and 3:00, we can see that while x is between 1:00 and 3:00, the y is decreasing, meaning this statement is false - this is eliminated.

For C, Maria's elevation increased between 9:00 and 12:00, we can see that while x is between 9:00 and 12:00, the graph is increasing - which means this is correct.

For D, Maria spent more time decreasing her elevation than increasing, we can count how many hours were spent doing each. Comparing the x-axis, we can see that Maria spent 5 hours increasing and 3 hours decreasing, meaning that Maria spent more time INCREASING than decreasing, making this statement false.

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