A horse ran 800 meters in 40 seconds, 1,200 meters in 60 seconds, and 480 meters in 24 seconds. Is this a proportional relationship? If so, what is the constant of proportionality? What does it represent. Write an equation to represent the distance d, in meters, that the horse runs in t seconds

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Adalynn Ibarra

15 August, 15:01

A horse ran 800 meters in 40 seconds, 1,200 meters in 60 seconds, and 480 meters in 24 seconds. Is this a proportional relationship? If so, what is the constant of proportionality? What does it represent. Write an equation to represent the distance d, in meters, that the horse runs in t seconds

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Kristin Underwood · Answer 1

Yes, there is a proportional relationship in this data, it’s is 20 meters per second. It represents the horse running at 20 meters per second. The constant of proportionality is 20/1 The equation would be 20t=d

Marlee Castillo · Answer 2

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