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Rates & proportional relationships
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Sample Problem
The speed of a space shuttle orbiting the earth is $17{,}600\,\text{mph}$. The graph below shows the distance $d$ (in thousands of miles) traveled in $t$ hours by a weather satellite orbiting the earth. **Which orbits the earth at a *greater* speed, the space shuttle or the weather satellite?** [[☃ radio 1]] 
The speed of a space shuttle orbiting the earth is
17
,
600
mph
17{,}600\,\text{mph}
1
7
,
6
0
0
mph
.
The graph below shows the distance
d
d
d
(in thousands of miles) traveled in
t
t
t
hours by a weather satellite orbiting the earth.
Which orbits the earth at a
greater
speed, the space shuttle or the weather satellite?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
A
The space shuttle
B
The weather satellite
C
They have the same speed.
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Duration
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180 seconds (3 minutes)
300 seconds (5 minutes)