The amount of time it takes to cook a turkey increases with the weight of the turkey. it is recommended that you cook a 10-lb turkey for 3 hours. An extra 12 minutes of cooking time is necessary for each traditional pound of turkey. Is the cooking time proportional to the weigh of the turkey
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Answer: The weight of the turkey is related linearly to the time taken to cook it, however, they are not proportional to each other.
Explanation: 1- Direct proportional means that when the weight of the turkey increases, the time required to cook it increase with the same amount, and vice versa 2- Inverse proportional means that when the weight of the turkey increases, the time required to cook it decrease, and vice versa 2- No proportionality relation means that the two are not related to each other.
Now, for the given problem, we are given that: i. 10lb turkey takes 3 hours to cook ii. an additional 12 minutes is added for every extra 1lb of turkey
Therefore: If we have 10lb turkey ......> time required = 3 hr If we have 11lb turkey .......> time required = 3 hr + 12 min If we have 12lb turkey .......> time required = 3 hr + 12 min + 12 min If we have 13lb turkey .......> time required = 3 hr + 12 min + 12 min + 12 min Noticing the pattern, we can find that: time required to cook the turkey increases as the weight of the turkey increases but not at the same rate. This means that when the weight of the turkey is doubled, the time increases, however, it is not doubled. This means that the weight of the turkey is related linearly to the time taken to cook it, however, they are not proportional to each other.