Question

The table shows the number of candies packed by Machine A. The equation shows the number of candies packed by Machine B. In both representations, x is a measure of the number of minutes and y is a measure of the number of candies packed.


Machine A Candy Packing
x
(minutes) y
(candies)
5 600
10 1200
15 1800
20 2400


Machine B: y = 150x

How many more candies could machine B pack than machine A in 12 minutes?
40
360
400
600

Answer 1

@jackmullen55

Answer 2

So first you need to find out how many candies machines A can produce in 1 minute. So divide 600 by 5 and you would get 120 candies per minute.
After that you would multiply 150 * 12 and 120*12 and then subtract to find your final answer

Answer 3

So thats 360

Answer 4

Yea