SOLUTION: A driver of a car is initially 550 miles from home, traveling toward home on a straight freeway at 65 mph. whats a formula for a linear function that models the distance between t

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Question 586342: A driver of a car is initially 550 miles from home, traveling toward home on a straight freeway at 65 mph.
whats a formula for a linear function that models the distance between the driver and home after x hours.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A driver of a car is initially 550 miles from home, traveling toward home on a straight freeway at 65 mph.
whats a formula for a linear function that models the distance between the driver and home after x hours.
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d = 550 - 65x
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