Question

11. Kanisa started jogging in the mornings. She jogs 3 yards every 5 minutes. What is the missing value in the table below? Yards Minutes 3 5 6 10 9 12 15 20 13 15 25

Answer 1

To find the missing time value for Kanisa jogging 9 yards, we use the rate of 0.6 yards per minute established at the beginning of the table. Thus, the missing value is 15 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student asks about determining the missing value in a table that represents the relationship between the yards Kanisa jogs and the minutes it takes her.

From the table, we understand that Kanisa jogs 3 yards every 5 minutes. Thus, if we divide the yards by the minutes, we should get a constant rate. Checking the provided data:

• 3 yards / 5 minutes = 0.6 yards/minute
• 6 yards / 10 minutes = 0.6 yards/minute
• 9 yards / ? minutes
• 15 yards / 20 minutes = 0.75 yards/minute (value not consistent with the rate)
• 13 yards / 15 minutes = 0.867 yards/minute (value not consistent with the rate)

We notice that there is an inconsistency with the rate, but assuming Kanisa maintains the rate of 0.6 yards/minute, we can find the missing value for 9 yards at this rate. To find the number of minutes for 9 yards:

9 yards / (0.6 yards/minute) = 15 minutes