SOLUTION: The number of miles remaining for a jet traveling from San Francisco to New York can be approximated with the linear equation Miles remaining = 2650

SOLUTION: The number of miles remaining for a jet traveling from San Francisco to New York can be approximated with the linear equation Miles remaining = 2650 - 475t where t is the number of

Question 258792: The number of miles remaining for a jet traveling from San Francisco to New York can be approximated with the linear equation Miles remaining = 2650 - 475t where t is the number of hours since leaving San Francisco. In how many hours will the jet be 1,000 miles from New York ?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

t=3.474 hrs
t=3 hrs 28 minutes
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