IXL | Rates: complete a table and make a graph

A train leaves the town of Waterford and travels at a constant speed. The train travels 20 miles in 10 minutes.

Complete the table.

Minutes	10	20	30	40
Miles traveled	20

Graph the data from the table.

x-axis, Minutes, y-axis, Miles traveled. Coordinate plane graph with 1 quadrants, x-axis coordinates from 0 to 100, y-axis coordinates from 0 to 100.

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To stay active, Josie often swims laps at the Newburg Community Pool. She swims 100 meters in 2 minutes and can swim even longer distances at the same pace.

Complete the table.

Minutes	2	4	6	8
Meters swam	100

Graph the data from the table.

solution

Josie swims 100 meters every 2 minutes. Write this as a rate.

100

meters

minutes

Use this rate to complete the table.

Minutes	2	4	6	8
Meters swam	100	?	?	?

To find how many meters Josie swims in 4 minutes, multiply the numerator and denominator of the rate by the scale factor 2.

100

meters

minutes

200

meters

minutes

In 4

minutes,

Josie swims 200

meters.

To find how many meters Josie swims in 6 minutes, multiply the numerator and denominator of the rate by the scale factor 3.

100

meters

minutes

300

meters

minutes

In 6

minutes,

Josie swims 300

meters.

To find how many meters Josie swims in 8 minutes, multiply the numerator and denominator of the rate by the scale factor 4.

100

meters

minutes

400

meters

minutes

In 8

minutes,

Josie swims 400

meters.

Complete the table.

Minutes	2	4	6	8
Meters swam	100	200	300	400

Write the pairs of numbers in the table as

(

)

ordered pairs. Write the number of minutes first and the number of meters swum second.

(

100

)

(

200

)

(

300

)

(

400

)

Now graph the ordered pairs.

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