Julio Bird

Mathematics

25 September, 13:48

Jorge and Mary are both filling cups with fruit punch in preparation for a party. After 3 minutes, Jorge had 53 cups left to be filled, and after 5 minutes, he had 25 cups left to be filled. Mary's progress is shown in the table of values below. Assuming that both Jorge and Mary are filling cups at a constant rate, which statement is correct?

Mary - Time (minutes)

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

Cups Remaining

99

81

63

45

27