6. Sam and Bobby want to know who cycled faster. The table shows the total miles Sam traveled over time. The graph shows the same relationship for Bobby. Who cycled faster? Find the unit rate (constant of proportionality) for Sam. 20 2 miles 18 hour distance time Find the unit rate (constant of proportionality) for Bobby. Use (2 20 and 218 to find the constant of proportionality. miles The unit rate (constant of proportionality) is hour So Sam cycled faster. Hours Distance (miles) Distance (miles) 72 54 Sam y 36 18 0 0 2 20 3 4 30 40 Bobby 5 50 2018 4 Time (hours) 6 8

6. Sam and Bobby want to know who cycled faster. The table shows the total miles Sam traveled over time. The graph shows the same relationship for Bobby. Who cycled faster? Find the unit rate (constant of proportionality) for Sam. 20 2 miles 18 hour distance time Find the unit rate (constant of proportionality) for Bobby. Use (2 20 and 218 to find the constant of proportionality. miles The unit rate (constant of proportionality) is hour So Sam cycled faster. Hours Distance (miles) Distance (miles) 72 54 Sam y 36 18 0 0 2 20 3 4 30 40 Bobby 5 50 2018 4 Time (hours) 6 8

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter12: Quadratic Functions

Section12.8: Joint And Combined Variation

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