Course 3: CA Section 4.3 Exercises
Graphing Proportional Relationships
Exercise 9

The distance y (in miles) that a truck travels on x gallons of gasoline is represented by the equation y = 18x. The graph shows the distance that a car travels.

A. Which vehicle gets better mileage? Explain how you found your answer.

B. How much farther can the vehicle you chose in part (a) travel than the other vehicles on 8 gallons of gasoline?

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The average hourly earnings for a construction worker is projected to be $24.50 in 2012. jason wants to join the construction work force after he graduates in 2012. his friend tells him that average hourly earnings for construction workers will rise by 2% from 2009 to 2012. based on the data below, assuming that the projected hourly earnings are correct, is jason’s friend’s statement accurate? construction industry - average hourly earnings, 2000-2009 a. his friend’s statement is accurate. the average hourly earnings will increase by 2%. b. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the percent increase will be more than 2% c. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the percent increase will be less than 2% d. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the average hourly earnings will decrease

Abarbecue sold 26 hamburgers and hot dogs. hamburgers sell for $3.50 each and hot dogs sell for $2.00 each. if the barbecue made $70 in sales, determine and state the number of hot dogs sold.