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50 POINTS! PLEASE ANSWER NOW! The equation y = 1.6x represents the number of laps Henry can swim over time, where y is the number of laps and x is time in minutes. The table shows the number of laps Larry can swim over time. How many laps can each boy complete per minute, and who can swim laps at a faster rate? Henry: laps per minute Larry: laps per minute The boy who swims at a faster rate is . (Type H for Henry or L for Larry)

time 2.5 4 5.5 8

laps 4.5 7.2 9.9 14.4

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he table is missing though but you may consider the following calculations :

Y = 1.6 x

for x = 1 minutes

Y = 1.6 laps

for x = 2 minutes

Y = 3.2 laps

for x = 3 minutes

Y = 4.8 laps

User Ryan Fung
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Answer:

Explanation:

Henry swims at 1.6 laps per minute and Larry swims at 1.8 laps per minute. Henry swims at a slower rate than Larry

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