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Remember that the "constant of proportionality" also means "unit rate." What is the distance traveled in one minute?

a. 4 miles/min
b. 1 mile/min
c. 2 miles/min
d. 5 miles/min

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Final answer:

Without specific distance and time data given, the question cannot be answered directly. One would typically calculate the distance traveled in one minute by dividing the total distance by the time taken, determining the unit rate or constant of proportionality.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the distance traveled in one minute, we need to establish the constant of proportionality or the unit rate. In the example provided, we do not have direct information about the time and distance traveled to establish the unit rate. However, from Example 4.8.2.5, we can understand the concept of setting up a proportion to find actual distances using scale measurements, but this does not directly solve the problem of finding the distance per minute.

To solve for the distance traveled in one minute in a situation where speed is given, you would normally divide the distance by the time. If we had information that a vehicle traveled, for example, 10 miles in 5 minutes, we could calculate that the distance traveled in one minute would be 2 miles/min.

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