kevin walked 3/4 of a mile in 12 minutes. assuming he walked at a constant speed the entire time, which expression can be used to determine the distance he walked each minute?

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D/T. 3,960 feet / 12 minutes. 330 feet per minute.

Answer:

We know that Kevin moved at a constant speed, so his movement can be model by:

[tex]d=st[/tex]

Where [tex]d[/tex] is distance, [tex]s[/tex] is speed and [tex]t[/tex] is time.

So, we can find the speed first, to then find the expression of the distance at any time:

[tex]s=\frac{d}{t}=\frac{\frac{3}{4}mi}{12min}\\s=\frac{3}{48}mi/min\\s=\frac{1mi}{16min}[/tex]

The ratio of his movement is 1 miles each 16 minutes.

Then, the distance at any minute would be:

[tex]d=\frac{1}{16}t[/tex]

This expression model the entire movement of Kevin, because it gives the distance he traveled at any minute.

For example, the first minute, Kevin covered a distance of:

[tex]d=\frac{1}{16}(1)=0.063 miles[/tex]

So, we could say that he travels 0.063 miles per minute.