You may have heard the phrase "at a snail's pace" used to refer to Time (min) Distance (in.)
something moving very slowly. How fast does a snail travel? A recent study 3
measured the speed of garden snails. The table shows how far a snail can
travel when it is moving at its top speed. Complete questions 1-5 below.
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Time(min)|||Distance(in.)
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3 ||| 2
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6 ||| 4
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9 ||| 6
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1. Write an equation that relates the number of inches d that a snail can move at its top speed to the
number of minutes m that the snail is moving
(Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the equation.)