A snail moving at a constant rate traveled a distance of 2 feet in
hour. Create a graph to represent y, the number of feet the snail traveled in x hours.
Select two points on the coordinate grid. A line will connect the two points.
To create a graph representing the number of feet the snail traveled in x hours, we will use a coordinate grid. We will place the number of hours (x) on the x-axis and the number of feet (y) on the y-axis.
Let's select two points on the graph:
Point 1: (0, 0)
At the beginning, when the snail has not traveled any distance (0 hours), the number of feet it has traveled is 0.
Point 2: (1, 2)
After 1 hour, the snail traveled 2 feet, according to the given information.
Now, let's plot these points on the graph and connect them with a line:
- The x-coordinate represents the number of hours (0, 1).
- The y-coordinate represents the number of feet (0, 2).
The graph should resemble a straight line going through these two points.