on average, Jonny can pick 2/3 of the ripe apples on an apple tree in 1/2 an hour .At this rate, how long will it take him to pick all of the ripe apples on his 24 apple trees?

18h

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number of ripe apples on a tree be x

2x/3 = 1/2

x = 1/2 ÷ 2/3 = 3/4

time taken for him to pick all the ripe apples from 1 tree = 3/4 h

total amount of time taken = 24 x 3/4 = 18h

the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

⇒

check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below:

step-by-step explanation:

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