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Rita walks on a treadmill for exercise. She creates the table below to show the relationshipbetween the amount of time, t, she spends on the treadmill and the distance, d, she walks.Which equation models this relationship?t=5dRita's Exercised=1.25tTime on Treadmill (in hours)0.250.50.75Distance (in miles)1.252.53.75t=1.25d51.256.25d=5t

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\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow The\text{ relation is,} \\ d=kt \\ 1.25=k*0.25 \\ k=(1.25)/(0.25)=5 \\ So\text{. the answer is}\Rightarrow d=5t \end{gathered}

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