SOLUTION: The Coughlin family is driving from Boston to Chicago. The total distance of the trip is 986 miles and each hour they will drive 65 miles. Write an equation to represent the number

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Question 1101601: The Coughlin family is driving from Boston to Chicago. The total distance of the trip is 986 miles and each hour they will drive 65 miles. Write an equation to represent the number of remaining miles y after driving any number of hours x.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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number of miles they drive is 65x
number of miles y remaining is 986-65x