Question

The number of bottles a machine fills is proportional to the number of minutes the machine operates. The machine fills 250 bottles every 20 minutes. Create a graph that shows the number of bottles, y, the machine fills in x minutes.

How do i do this if the minutes only go up to 9 and the y axis is only 125???

Answer 1

Since the machine fills 250 bottles every 20 minutes, we can write the proportion:

250 bottles / 20 minutes = y bottles / x minutes

Simplifying this proportion, we get:

y = (x/20) * 250

This equation represents a linear relationship between the number of bottles (y) and the number of minutes (x), where the slope is 250/20 = 12.5 bottles per minute.

To create a graph, you can plot the points (0, 0) and (9, 112.5) since the y-axis only goes up to 125. This will give you a straight line that starts at the origin and goes up to about 112.5 on the y-axis at x = 9.

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