IXL | Identify graphs: word problems

On Saturday afternoon, Mia walked to the park to play basketball with her friends. After playing basketball for a while, she realized she was going to be late for dinner! She then ran home.

Which graph could show Mia's distance from home over time?

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Camila's quinceañera is coming soon! As the RSVPs arrive, she tracks the number of people who have responded and whether or not they will be able to attend. In the beginning, the RSVPs arrive at a slow but steady rate. Then, she receives a lot of last-minute responses.

Which graph could show the number of RSVPs Camila receives leading up to her quinceañera?

solution

You want to find the graph that could show the number of RSVPs Camila receives leading up to her quinceañera. So, consider each part of the story and what the graph should show.

At first, Camila receives RSVPs steadily. The graph should show an increasing

segment.

Then, she receives a lot of last-minute responses.

Since more RSVPs are received closer to the date of Camila's quinceañera, the graph should show a steep increasing

segment.

Notice that the graph only shows increasing segments, since the number of RSVPs received can only increase.

This graph shows all of the parts of the story in order:

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