SOLUTION: The function y=60/x relates y, the time in hours that it takes Michael to travel to his grandparents� house, to x, his average speed in miles per hour. What does the number 60 in t

Question 1037312: The function y=60/x relates y, the time in hours that it takes Michael to travel to his grandparents� house, to x, his average speed in miles per hour. What does the number 60 in the function represent?
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Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
60 represents the number of minutes in an hour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The function y=60/x relates y, the time in hours that it takes Michael to travel to his grandparents� house, to x, his average speed in miles per hour. What does the number 60 in the function represent?
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y = 60/x
x*y = 60
(mi/hr)*hr = ??
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