Question

The Grove City Triathlon is a race that consists of a 1-mile swim, a 20-mile bicycle ride, and a 6-mile run. Payton is competing in the triathlon. She has finished the swimming and biking parts of the race and is about to start the running part. The graph shows Payton's total time in the triathlon, in minutes, as a function of her average running speed, in miles per minute. According to the graph, how many minutes did it take Payton to finish the swimming and biking parts of the triathlon? A 80 B 82 C 85 D 86

Answer 1

According to the graph we can determine that it took Payton C) 85 minutes to finish the swimming and biking parts of the triathlon.

Explanation:

We can see where the graph ends, this is where Payton finishes the swimming and biking parts of the triathlon. The lowest point of the graph on the y axis (Her Total Time in Minutes) is 85 minutes, therefore we can determine it took her 85 minutes. Hope this helped :) Good luck!

Answer 2

85 minutes to complete the whole triathlon.

Explanation:

The lowest point of the graph shows 85 minutes.

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