Question

I. The cost of hiring a mover is based on the distance traveled and the total weight of the objects moved. II. The amount of time needed to paint a house decreases as the number of painters increases. III. The income of a worker who gets paid an hourly wage depends on the number of hours worked. What type of variation describes each relationship?

Answer 1

Explanation:

let us attend to each cases one after the other. each relationship is in bold in parenthesis

1. The cost of hiring a mover is based on the distance traveled and the total weight of the objects moved. (positive or direct proportional relationship)

2. The amount of time needed to paint a house decreases as the number of painters increases.(Negative or inverse relationships)

3. The income of a worker who gets paid an hourly wage depends on the number of hours worked positive or direct proportional relationship)