Matthew left his house and drove to the store. He stopped and went inside. From there, he drove in the same direction until he got to the bank. He stopped and went inside the bank. Then he drove home. The graph below shows the number of blocks away from home Matthew is xx minutes after he left his house, until he got back home.

Question

Matthew left his house and drove to the store. He stopped and went inside. From there, he drove in the same direction until he got to the bank. He stopped and went inside the bank. Then he drove home. The graph below shows the number of blocks away from home Matthew is xx minutes after he left his house, until he got back home.

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At what rate did Matthew travel from his house to the store?
Answer
Attempt 2 out of 3
Multiple Choice Answers
1 block every 4 minutes1 block every 4 minutes
4 blocks every 1 minute4 blocks every 1 minute
5 blocks every 3 minutes5 blocks every 3 minutes
3 blocks every 5 minutes3 blocks every 5 minutes

Answer 1

Based on the given information, we can see that it takes Matthew 20 minutes to travel from his house to the store, and the distance traveled is 5 blocks. Therefore, Matthew traveled at a rate of 1 block every 4 minutes. So the correct answer is "1 block every 4 minutes".