Don and Jacob want to know who reads more pages per hour. Don keeps track of the number of pages he reads in a graph, and Jacob keeps track of how many pages he reads in a table.

How many pages per hour does each boy read, and who reads at a faster rate?

Don: pages per hour

Jacob: pages per hour

The person who reads faster is: (Type D for Don or J for Jacob)
@{ Jacobs Reading Log}
|Time| (h) |2| |3.5| |5| |7|
|Pages Read| |42| |73.5| |105| |147|
http://static.k12.com/calms_media/media/1503000_1503500/1503262/2/549dcd765b14e4ed7004aa6256d48e1d2163e89d/MS_IMC-140523-131008.jpg
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Don and Jacob want to know who reads more pages per hour. Don keeps track of the number of pages he reads in a graph, and Jacob keeps track of how many pages he reads in a table.
 
How many pages per hour does each boy read, and who reads at a faster rate?
 
Don:   pages per hour
 
Jacob:   pages per hour
 
The person who reads faster is:   (Type D for Don or J for Jacob)
 @{ Jacobs Reading Log}
|Time| (h)     |2| |3.5| |5| |7|
|Pages Read| |42| |73.5| |105| |147|
http://static.k12.com/calms_media/media/1503000_1503500/1503262/2/549dcd765b14e4ed7004aa6256d48e1d2163e89d/MS_IMC-140523-131008.jpg
@Directrix

bossimbacon · Answer

@StudyGurl14

bohotness · Answer

which one do you think is the answer?

bossimbacon · Answer

it isn't a answer choice i have to put the answer in, as in putting the number in

bossimbacon · Answer

@wio

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

find the slope of each to determine their rate

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

you can use the slope formula

$$\Large m = \frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}$$

bossimbacon · Answer

how do yu use the slope formula  @jim_thompson5910

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

notice up top you have y2 - y1

that tells you to subtract y coordinates of two points

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

then using the same exact two points, and subtracting in the same order, you subtract x coordinates x2 - x1

finally you reduce the fraction to get the simplified slope

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

you can pick any two points on the graph

bossimbacon · Answer

(4), (72)

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

(4,72) is one point

what is another?

bossimbacon · Answer

(6), (108)

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

you write it like this:  (6,108)

bossimbacon · Answer

Oh kay

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

I'm going to make (x1,y1) = (4,72) and (x2,y2) = (6,108)

notice how I subtract the coordinates

$$\Large m = \frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}} = \frac{108-72}{6-4} = ??$$

bossimbacon · Answer

so do you subtract 108-6 and 72-4?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

no, focus on just the top and subtract

then focus on the bottom and subtract

bossimbacon · Answer

36/2 @jim_thompson5910

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

reduce that as much as you can

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

36/2 is not fully reduced

bossimbacon · Answer

16/2?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

no

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

36 and 2 have what factor in common?

bossimbacon · Answer

16

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

divide each by this common factor

bossimbacon · Answer

my b 26

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

no, 2

bossimbacon · Answer

lol aha yeah 2

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

36 divided by 2 = ??
2 divided by 2 = ??

bossimbacon · Answer

18/1

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

which is just 18

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

so Don reads 18 pages per hour

bossimbacon · Answer

i have to go rn but can you explain the wholee process whil im gone?

bossimbacon · Answer

and here is your fan and medal

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

I can explain when you get back

bossimbacon · Answer

wait @jim_thompson5910  you blocked me i can't fan you

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

hmm I don't remember why, it might have been by accident, you're unblocked now

chunkymonkay · Answer

im on this question right now did you happen to know the answer

bossimbacon · Answer

no sadly

chunkymonkay · Answer

oh okay :/