Question

@satellite73

Answer 1

The table shows the relationship between the number of laps that Mary ran and the time, in minutes, that she spent running.

Running Times
Number of Laps Time (in minutes)
1 2
3 8
5 14
8 23

Which of these best describes this relationship?
A. nonlinear <----
B. linear
C. directly proportional
D. inversely proportional

Answer 2

yup

Answer 3

oh hold on!!

Answer 4

would help if i looked more carefully

Answer 5

now i am confused
it looks like it is linear because the rate of change seems to be every additional lap takes an additional 3 minutes
but that doesn't make any sense, because presumably no laps would take no minutes
so i am again going to say you are right, but it is a bit odd
@zarkon and suggestions?

Answer 6

just using the data...it is linear 3x-1


if you plug in the 0 laps in 0 mins then it is not


I'm betting they want linear as the answer

Answer 7

I would just use the data given

Answer 8

yeah that is my bet too
my bet its that the person writing this question was so thrilled to come up with a "word problem" that they forgot to see if it made any sense

Answer 9

lol...prob

Answer 10

@CrazyCountryGirl see if you understand that each additional lap takes an additional 3 minutes
i think that is the point of the question, even though it is silly

Answer 11

OK, so linear?

Answer 12

@satellite73 @Zarkon

Answer 13

yes, i think that is what they want you do say

Answer 14

mmmm
3(n-1) +2 ?

Answer 15

Thanks! :)

Answer 16

yw

Answer 17

but mmm

Answer 18

nvm