Question

A amusement park line for passengers waiting to ride a roller coaster is moving about 16 feet every 10 minutes Jackson and his friends are standing 40 feet from the front of the line select values to set up a proportion to a represents this situation

Answer 1

10/16 = t /40

where t is the time in minutes that they will get to the front of the line.

Answer 2

It will take 25 minutes to reach first in line.

Explanation:

Data given in the question:

Distance between Jackson and his friend = 40 feet

Rate at which the line is moving = 16 feet per 10 minute

Thus, time taken by Jackson to reach the position his friend is standing is given by:

`\text{Time taken = }\displaystyle\frac{\text{Distance}}{Rate}`

`\text{Time taken} = \displaystyle\frac{40\text{ feet}}{16\text{ feet per 10 minute}}`

`= \displaystyle(40* 10)/(16) = 25\text{ minutes}`

Proportion used can be written as

`Time:10::40:16`