The number of miles Abigail’s boat travels, m, varies directly with the amount of time Abigail spends boating, t. If she spends 2 h in her boat, she travels 19 mi. How do you model this with a direct linear variation?
1 Answer
Jul 15, 2018
Explanation:
#"the initial statement is "mpropt#
#"to convert to an equation multiply by k the constant"#
#"of variation"#
#m=kt#
#"to find k use the given condition"#
#t=2,m=19#
#m=ktrArrk=m/t=19/2#
#"equation is "m=19/2t#
