Bytelearn - cat image with glassesAI tutor

Welcome to Bytelearn!

Let’s check out your problem:

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.

Carlos harvests cassavas at a constant rate. He needs 3535 minutes to harvest a total of 1515 cassavas.\newlineWrite an equation to describe the relationship between t t , the time, and c c , the total number of cassavas.\newlineDo NOT use a mixed number.

Full solution

Q. Carlos harvests cassavas at a constant rate. He needs 3535 minutes to harvest a total of 1515 cassavas.\newlineWrite an equation to describe the relationship between t t , the time, and c c , the total number of cassavas.\newlineDo NOT use a mixed number.
  1. Calculate Harvesting Rate: Determine the rate at which Carlos harvests cassavas.\newlineCarlos needs 3535 minutes to harvest 1515 cassavas. To find the rate, we divide the total number of cassavas by the total time in minutes.\newlineRate = Total number of cassavas / Total time\newlineRate = 15 cassavas35 minutes\frac{15 \text{ cassavas}}{35 \text{ minutes}}
  2. Simplify Rate: Simplify the rate to find cassavas per minute.\newlineTo simplify the rate, we divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 55.\newlineRate = (15÷5)(15 \div 5) cassavas / (35÷5)(35 \div 5) minutes\newlineRate = 33 cassavas / 77 minutes
  3. Write Equation: Write the equation that represents the relationship between time and the total number of cassavas.\newlineSince the rate is constant, we can write the equation as:\newlineTotal number of cassavas = Rate ×\times Time\newlinec=(37)×tc = \left(\frac{3}{7}\right) \times t

More problems from Write linear functions: word problems