Carlos harvests cassavas at a constant rate. He needs 35 minutes to harvest a total of 15 cassavas.Write an equation to describe the relationship between t, the time, and c, the total number of cassavas.Do NOT use a mixed number.
Q. Carlos harvests cassavas at a constant rate. He needs 35 minutes to harvest a total of 15 cassavas.Write an equation to describe the relationship between t, the time, and c, the total number of cassavas.Do NOT use a mixed number.
Calculate Harvesting Rate: Determine the rate at which Carlos harvests cassavas.Carlos needs 35 minutes to harvest 15 cassavas. To find the rate, we divide the total number of cassavas by the total time in minutes.Rate = Total number of cassavas / Total timeRate = 35 minutes15 cassavas
Simplify Rate: Simplify the rate to find cassavas per minute.To simplify the rate, we divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 5.Rate = (15÷5) cassavas / (35÷5) minutesRate = 3 cassavas / 7 minutes
Write Equation: Write the equation that represents the relationship between time and the total number of cassavas.Since the rate is constant, we can write the equation as:Total number of cassavas = Rate × Timec=(73)×t
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