SOLUTION: The distance d, in miles, a car travels on the highway over time t, in hours, is modeled by the linear function d=60t+20. Identify the rate of change and explain what it means in t
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Question 1010146: The distance d, in miles, a car travels on the highway over time t, in hours, is modeled by the linear function d=60t+20. Identify the rate of change and explain what it means in this situation.
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The rate of change is 60 miles per hour.
This means that for every hour driven, a driver goes another sixty miles.
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