Question

Find the number of pages when the minutes equals 72 according to the table below. To help, write a rule relating the minutes, x, to the number of pages.

minutes: 6 15 27 72
pages: 20 50 90 ?

Answer 1

240

Explanation:

Where P = pages and x = minutes, your rule is as follows:

`P=(10)/(3) x`

Simply plug in your last minute value to find your last page value.

`P=(10)/(3) (72)\\P=240`