IXL | Interpret graphs of proportional relationships

Patty and her friends set out to sea on their annual fishing trip.

The graph shows the proportional relationship between the time (in hours) Patty and her friends spend sailing,

and their distance from shore (in miles),

What does the point

(

)

represent?

After sailing for 1 hour, they are 4 miles from shore.

After sailing for 4 hours, they are 1 mile from shore.

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Richard loves to bake blueberry muffins for his friends and family.

The graph shows the proportional relationship between the volume of flour Richard uses (in cups),

and the number of muffins he bakes,

What does the point

(

)

represent?

Using 8 cups of flour, Richard can bake 2 muffins.

Using 2 cups of flour, Richard can bake 8 muffins.

solution

The point

(

)

has

x-coordinate

2 and

y-coordinate

In this relationship, x represents the volume of flour Richard uses (in cups), and y represents the number of muffins he bakes. So,

(

)

represents this statement:

Using 2 cups of flour, Richard can bake 8 muffins.

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