Question

5. The relationship between the number of miles
run (x) and the number of minutes run (y) is seen
in the equation y=9x. Which of the following
statements shows the meaning of the 9?
(a) 9 miles in a certain number of minutes
(b) 9 miles per minute
(c) 9 minutes per mile
(d) 9 minutes of running

Answer 1

Answer:

well it's logical to assume for every 1 minute I run is x amount of a mile. so x will be be minutes and y is mile. because you don't say for every 1 mile I run is 10 minutes. it doesn't make sense that way.

Step-by-step explanation:

answer is b