Question

PLEASE HELP ME!!!! Nancie and Suresh are typing. The rate at which Nancie is typing is represented by the equation y = 35x, where x is the time in minutes and y is the total number of words typed. The rate at which Suresh is typing is represented by this table. Select answers from the drop-down menus to correctly complete the statements.

Nancie types at a rate of _____ words per minute and Suresh types at a rate of ______ words per minute. Nancie's rate is _______ Suresh's rate.


Table:

Time (min)    Total words


0.5                     28 
3                        168 
14                      784

Answer 1

answer 1
Nancie is typing is represented by the equation
y = 35x
Therefore, the rate at which Nancie is typing is given by the slope of the straight line that in this case is:
35 words per minute
answer 2
To find the rate at which Suresh is typing we have to find the equation of the line with the data in the table.
For this case, the equation of the line will be given by:
y = 56x
Therefore, the rate at which Suresh is typing is given by the slope of the straight line which in this case is:
56 words per minute
answer 3
Nancie's rate = 35
Suresh's rate = 56
56-35 = 21 words per minute
Nancie's rate is 21words per minute less than Suresh's rate.