document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=943058>Question 943058</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Hey please help me. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to set this up. I think I'm supposed to find the distance but I'm not really sure. thanks!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose that the you are 570 miles from home.  You get in your car and start driving straight home at a rate of 60 miles per hour.  Write an equation to describe that the distance from home at any time x hours after starting to drive.  Use D to represent distance from home and x to represent time  in hours  (Assume you do not stop at any time on the trip and that you are driving on an interstate and can keep a constant speed.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "D = 570 - 60x  [Answer]<BR>\n" );
document.write( " where x = time in hours and D = distance from home in miles. </SPAN>\n" );
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