Question

T= V/1.1 +0.5

A cylindrical ceramic mug with a volume of V cups is filled with water and placed in a microwave oven of constant power. It takes approximately t minutes for the water to begin boiling as given by the equation above. What does 1.1 mean jn the equation above?

A. The volume of the ceramic mug can be a maximum of 1.1 cups.
B. Every 1.1 additional cups of water take 1 more minute to microwave and B boil.
C. The time it takes to microwave and boil 1 additional cup of water is 1.1 C minutes.
D. The minimum amount of time to microwave and boil any amount of water is C 1.1 minutes.

Answer 1

The 1.1 in the given equation represents that it takes an additional 1.1 minutes to heat each extra cup of water to boiling in the microwave.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the equation given, t = V/1.1 + 0.5, the 1.1 represents the time in minutes that it takes for each cup of water to reach boiling point when the ceramic mug is placed in a microwave of constant power. It is not related to the maximum volume of the mug or the minimum time for any amount of water to boil. Rather, it signifies that for each additional cup of water, an extra 1.1 minutes are needed for the water to start boiling. Thus, the correct interpretation is that every 1.1 additional cups of water take 1 more minute to microwave and boil, option B.