Question

The distance a baseball travels when a player hits the ball varies directly with the speed with which the player swings the bat. The graph below shows the distances a baseball travels (in feet) and the speed of the swing (in miles per hour).

Based on the graph, which relationship exists between the speed of the swing and the distance the ball travels?

A. The distance is 0.1 times the swing speed.
B. The distance is 0.2 times the swing speed.
C. The distance is 5 times the swing speed.
D. The distance is 10 times the swing speed.

Answer 1

The answer is C: the distance is 5 times the swing speed

Explanation:

On the graph, when the speed is 20mph, the distance is 100ft. 100=20x5 hence the distance is 5 times the speed