SOLUTION: amy is driving to miami. suppose that the remaining distance to drive is a linear function of her driving. when graphed the function gives a line with a slope of -0.9. amy has 53 m

Question 1131698: amy is driving to miami. suppose that the remaining distance to drive is a linear function of her driving. when graphed the function gives a line with a slope of -0.9. amy has 53 miles remaining after 44 minutes of driving. how many miles will be remaining after 62 minutes of driving
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y, distance remaining, miles
x, time used, minutes

Point described is (44, 53),
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Note that required.

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Answer by ikleyn(52776) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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One line solution:

how many miles will be remaining after 62 minutes of driving = 53-0.9*(62-44) = 36.8 miles. ANSWER

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