Question

The two fastest times for swimming the English Channel belong to Peter Stoychev and Yvetta Hiavacova. Peter's average speed was 265 feet per minute. Yvetta's average speed was 249 feet per minute.

Question: Complete the table of ordered pairs in which the x-coordinate represents the time and the y-coordinate represents the total distance swum in 1,2,3,4, and 5 minutes. PLEASE HELP!

Answer 1

Table

Minutes Peter Distance Yvetta Distance

1 265 249

2 530 498

3 795 747

4 1060 996

5 1325 1245

Sample Calculation

Peter: Time * distance / minute = 5 minutes * 265 feet / minute = 1325

Yvetta: Time * distance/ minute= 4 minutes * 249 feet / minute = 996

Graph

When you graph these two swimmers distance, you should get a straight line giving (0,0) for both of them.

Red: Peter

Green: Yvette

Only points 4 and 5 have been plotted for each of them. You cannot really tell the difference for the other points.