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1. Peterpaintsawallataconstantrateof2squarefeetperminute.Assumehepaintsanarea ,insquarefeet,after minutes.
a. Expressthissituationasalinearequationintwovariables(meaningwithanxanday).
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b. Sketchthegraphofthelinearequation.

2. Petergetscalledoutonanemergency,rightafterhestartspainting.SoMelissahastotakeupthebrushandfinishforhim.
a. Ifshepaintsatthesamerate,willherequationbethesame?Howwoulditchange?

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b. GraphtheequationforMelissaspainting.
c. WhatifsheisslowerthanPeter?Writeandgraphthe
equationifMelissahadtostartwhen8sqfeetwere
completed,butMelissawaspaintingatarateof
feetperminute.


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3. TrainAcantraveladistanceof500milesin8hours.
a. Assumingthetraintravelsataconstantrate,writethelinearequationthatrepresentsthesituation.
500 125

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b. Thefigurerepresentstheconstantrateoftravelfor
TrainB.Whichtrainisfaster?Explain.

c. WhatisthelinearequationforTrainB?Whatisthe
proportionalrelationshipbetweenthetimeandthe
distance?Whatistheslopeoftheline?

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4. Stevenispaintinghisroom,thefollowingtablerepresentstheproportionalrelationshipbetweentheareahecanpaintonawall
andtheamountoftimehespentpainting.
a. Writetheequationrepresentedinthetable.
Minutes AreaPainted

7 3 21

5 35

6 42

8 56

b. IfCharliecanpainttwiceasfast,whatwouldherequationbe?

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