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Jaxson left his house at time zero and drove to the store, which is 8 blocks away, at a speed of 4 blocks every 3 minutes. Then he stopped and went into the store for 2 minutes. From there, he drove in the same direction at a speed of 4 blocks per minute until he got to the bank, which is 8 blocks away from the store. He stopped at the bank for 5 minutes. Then he drove home at a speed of 8 blocks every 5 minutes. Make a graph of showing the number of blocks away from home that Jaxson is xx minutes after he leaves his house, until he gets back home.

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Sure, I can help you visualize Jaxson's journey on a graph. Let's plot the number of blocks away from home on the y-axis and the time in minutes on the x-axis.

At time zero, Jaxson is at home, so we'll start the graph with a point at (0, 0).

From time 0 to 3 minutes, Jaxson drives to the store, which is 8 blocks away. So, we'll plot another point at (3, 8).

Then, Jaxson stops at the store for 2 minutes, so we'll have a horizontal line segment from (3, 8) to (5, 8).

Next, Jaxson drives from the store to the bank, which is another 8 blocks away. Since he drives at a speed of 4 blocks per minute, it will take him 2 minutes to reach the bank. So, we'll plot another point at (7, 16).

After stopping at the bank for 5 minutes, we'll have a horizontal line segment from (7, 16) to (12, 16).

Finally, Jaxson drives home at a speed of 8 blocks every 5 minutes. Since he is 16 blocks away from home, it will take him 10 minutes to get back. So, we'll plot the final point at (22, 0).

Now, we can connect the points with straight lines to complete the graph.

I hope this helps you visualize Jaxson's journey on the graph! Let me know if you have any other questions.
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