SOLUTION: suppose you start 35 miles south of new york city and travel north at a rate of 70mph. write an equation that gives your distance north of new york after x hours

Question 767082: suppose you start 35 miles south of new york city and travel north at a rate of 70mph.
write an equation that gives your distance north of new york after x hours

Answer by fcabanski(1391) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
35 miles south of NY is -35. 70 MPH is 70x where x is the number of hours.

The equation is 70x - 35.

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