One year ago, nolan could run a mile in m minutes. since then, his time has decreased by 9%. write two different expressions that represent the number of minutes it now takes nolan to run a mile, and show or explain why the expressions are equivalent.

part a

x     y

0     8

1     7.5

2     7

3     6.5

4     6

5     5.5  

for every hour i deducted .5 inches from the length of the candle

part b

it is a function because for every x value there is only one y value

part   c

for every x value there is only one y value

x       y

0       8

1       7.6

2       7.2

3       6.8

step-by-step explanation: