SOLUTION: You are 9 miles away from home. You begin biking at a speed of 6 miles per hour. a. Write an equation in standard form that represents your distance from home (y) after (x) hours.

Question 934577: You are 9 miles away from home. You begin biking at a speed of 6 miles per hour. a. Write an equation in standard form that represents your distance from home (y) after (x) hours.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y = -6x + 9
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in standard form:
6x + y = 9
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