SOLUTION: A runner is halfway(13 miles) thru the marathon and sees that he has been running for about 100 minutes. he realizes that in order to match his personal best he will have to run fa

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Question 124689: A runner is halfway(13 miles) thru the marathon and sees that he has been running for about 100 minutes. he realizes that in order to match his personal best he will have to run faster. his personal best time for 26 miles is 191 minutes.
Q: what are the 2 variable quantities? let the time in minutes be the dependent variable and let the distance in miles be the independent variable.
Q: identify the 2 points given in the problem statement.

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A runner is halfway(13 miles) thru the marathon and sees that he has been running for about 100 minutes. he realizes that in order to match his personal best he will have to run faster. his personal best time for 26 miles is 191 minutes.
Q: what are the 2 variable quantities? let the time in minutes be the dependent variable and let the distance in miles be the independent variable.
(distance , time)
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Q: identify the 2 points given in the problem statement.
(6.5, 100) and (26,191)
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Cheers,
Stan H.