Step-by-step explanation:
It is given that,
John ran 3 miles in 25.2 minutes. We can find the speed of john as follows :
Speed = distance/time
v = [tex]\dfrac{3\ \text{miles}}{25.2\ \text{minutes}}=0.1190\ \text{miles/minutes}[/tex]
The equation y = 8.5x, where x represents the number of miles and y represents the total time in minutes, represents this situation. y is proportional to x with constant of proportionality 8.5.
Velocity of John is 0.1190 miles/minute. We can write it in the form of equation as :
y = 0.1190x
In this problem, the constant of proportionality is 0.1190.
