A railroad crew can lay 7 miles of track each day. They need to lay 203 miles of track. The length, L (in miles), that is left to lay after d days is given by the

following function.

L (d) = 203 - 7d

(How many days will it take the crew to lay all the track?)

(How many miles of track does the crew have left to lay after 18 days?)

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Mathematics

Benjamin Gould

21 July, 17:27

A railroad crew can lay 7 miles of track each day. They need to lay 203 miles of track. The length, L (in miles), that is left to lay after d days is given by the

following function.

L (d) = 203 - 7d

(How many days will it take the crew to lay all the track?)

(How many miles of track does the crew have left to lay after 18 days?)

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Aarav Pope · Answer 1

It will take 29 days to lay the track

After 18 days the crew still has 77 miles of track left to lay

Step-by-step explanation:

203:7

=29 days

L = 203 - 7 (18)

L = 203 - 126

L = 77