Jimmy reads 15 pages in 5 minutes. Carlo reads 12 pages in 6 minutes. Find each constant of proportionality, showing your work. Then write a sentence to compare the proportional relationships.
(2 points)
To find the constant of proportionality for Jimmy, we divide the number of pages by the number of minutes:
15 pages / 5 minutes = 3 pages per minute.
To find the constant of proportionality for Carlo, we divide the number of pages by the number of minutes:
12 pages / 6 minutes = 2 pages per minute.
The proportional relationship for Jimmy is 3 pages per minute, and the proportional relationship for Carlo is 2 pages per minute. Therefore, Jimmy reads pages at a faster rate than Carlo.