Question

Michael reads 12 pages of a book in 18 minutes, 8 pages in 12 minutes, and 20 pages in 30 minutes. I’d this a proportional relationship? What does it represent? Write an equation to represent this situation.

Answer 1

Y= 1.5x

Explanation:

What you would do is divide all of the minutes by the amount of pages to find how long for each rate for one page. (ex. 18/12, Michael reads 1 page in 1.5 minutes. 12/8, Michael reads 1 page in 1.5 minutes. 30/20, Michael reads one page in 1.5 minutes) Therefore, yes it is proportional, and the equation is y=1.5x (there is no y intercept)

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