A car is traveling at a constant velocity. After two hours the car has traveled 110 miles. After four hours the car has traveled 220 miles. Assuming a linear equation fits this situation, find the distance that the car will travel after five hours.

Derive the system of linear equations from the given above,

y = mx + b

From the given,

110 = m (2) + b

220 = m (4) + b

From the system, the value of m is equal to 55 and b is equal to 0. Therefore, after 5 hours, the car travels (55 m/s) x 5 s = 275 meters.