Question

Antonio and Candice had a race. Their distances past a particular landmark as the race progressed can be represented by linear functions and are shown in the table of values and graph below. Which statement is true regarding Antonio and Candice’s race?

A. Antonio had a head start of 1 meter
B. Antonio had a head start of 3 meters
C. Candice had a head start of 1 meter
D. Candice had a head start of 3 meters

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Answer 2

B. Antonino had a head start of 3 meters. If you use the slope to find the unit distance of both Candace and Antonio, you will see that Candace is at 2 meters and Antonio is at 5, meaning Antonio had a head start of 3 meters