t=1.1V+0.5A cylindrical ceramic mug with a volume of V cups is filled with water and placed in a microwave oven of constant power. It takes approximately t minutes for the water to begin boiling as given by the equation. What does 1.1 mean in the equation?Choose 1 answer:(A) The volume of the ceramic mug can be a maximum of 1.1 cups.(B) Every 1.1 additional cups of water take 1 more minute to microwave and boil.(C) The time it takes to microwave and boil 1 additional cup of water is 1.1 minutes.(D) The minimum amount of time to microwave and boil any amount of water is 1.1 minutes.
Q. t=1.1V+0.5A cylindrical ceramic mug with a volume of V cups is filled with water and placed in a microwave oven of constant power. It takes approximately t minutes for the water to begin boiling as given by the equation. What does 1.1 mean in the equation?Choose 1 answer:(A) The volume of the ceramic mug can be a maximum of 1.1 cups.(B) Every 1.1 additional cups of water take 1 more minute to microwave and boil.(C) The time it takes to microwave and boil 1 additional cup of water is 1.1 minutes.(D) The minimum amount of time to microwave and boil any amount of water is 1.1 minutes.
Interpreting the Equation: The equation given is t=1.1V+0.5. To understand what 1.1 means, we need to look at how it affects the time t when the volume V changes.
Effect of Volume Increase: If we increase V by 1.1 cups, the time t will increase by 1 minute because the 1.1 is in the denominator. This is because t increases by 1 minute for every additional 1.1 cups of water.
Understanding 1.1 Value: So, the correct interpretation of 1.1 in the equation is that every 1.1 additional cups of water take 1 more minute to microwave and boil.
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