The graph shows a proportional relationship between time and number of boxes a machine packages. How many boxes does the machine pakage in 5 minutes?

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asked Oct 24, 2023 148k views

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Roby Sottini · Answer 1 · 2023-10-28T20:19:34+0000

Given :

The graph shows a proportional relationship between time and number of boxes a machine packages.

So, the relation between x and y will be :

$y=k\cdot x$

From the graph : in 8 minutes , the number of boxes = 480

so,

$\begin{gathered} k=(480)/(8)=60 \\ \\ y=60x \end{gathered}$

To find the number of boxes in 5 minutes, substitute with x = 5

$y=60\cdot5=300$

So, the answer is : the number of boxes in 5 minutes = 300 box