A car enters an interstate highway 15 mi north of a city. The car travels north at an average speed of 62.5 mph. Which equation models the car's distance d from the city after traveling for h hours?

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Karson Davila

24 September, 08:42

A car enters an interstate highway 15 mi north of a city. The car travels north at an average speed of 62.5 mph. Which equation models the car's distance d from the city after traveling for h hours?

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Brooks Duran · Answer 1

D (x) = 62.5x+15 x is how far he goes when he travels 62.5 miles per hour. Since he is already 15 miles north of the city we add that in as our "starting" distance. On a graph, this would be the y-intercept and the speed would serve as the slope. This is given as a linear relationship.