SOLUTION: The distance a car travels is directly related to the time it travels. The distance is 300 miles when time is 5 hours. What is the constant of variation? 1,500 35 1/16

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Question 765497: The distance a car travels is directly related to the time it travels. The distance is 300 miles when time is 5 hours.
What is the constant of variation?

1,500
35
1/16
60
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
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The constant of variation is 300/5 = 60

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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The distance a car travels is directly related to the time it travels.
d = k*t
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Solve for "k" using "distance is 300 miles when time is 5 hours".
300 = k*5
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k = 60
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What is the constant of variation?
Ans: 60
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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1,500
35
1/16
60