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Lesson 5 Skills Practice

Compare Properties of Functions
1. Cassie is downloading music and games
onto her phone. It costs $0.99 to
download a song to her phone. The costs
of downloading games are shown in
thegraph. Compare the functions for
each kind of download by comparing
thecosts.
Cost of Downloading Games

Cost ($)

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

2. The number of gallons y a pool drains in

x minutes is represented by the function
y = 20x. The table shows the time it
takes to fill up a pool. Compare the
functions for each process by comparing
the times.
Number of
Minutes

Number of
Gallons

15

30

45

(2, 3.18

(1, 1.59
1

Number of Games

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3. The speeds of a coyote and giraffe are shown in the graph and table below.
a. Compare the functions by comparing the rates of change.

b. How much farther does a coyote run than a giraffe after 3 hours?
Land Speed of a Coyote

Distance Ran (mi)

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0

(1, 43)

Land Speed of a Giraffe

Distance Ran
Number of
(mi)
Hours
0.5

16

32

1.5

48

(0, 0)
1

Number of Hours

64

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