SOLUTION: Peter walks 3 minutes at a constant rate and travels 330 meters. If we graph this relationship with time along the x-axis and distance along the y-axis, the slope of the line re

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Question 1104815: Peter walks 3 minutes at a constant rate and travels 330 meters.
If we graph this relationship with time along the x-axis and distance along the y-axis, the slope of the line representing this relationship is
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If Peter walks for an hour, the point on the line that represents the distance he walks with respect to time is
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Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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let r be Peter's rate, then
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r * 3 = 330
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r = 110 meters / minute
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let y be distance(meters) and x(minutes) be time, then
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y = 110x
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1 hour is 60 minutes
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y = 110(60) = 6600 meters
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the point is (60, 6600)
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here is a plot of the line y = 110x
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+graph%28+400%2C+500%2C+-20%2C+100%2C+-300%2C+10000%2C+110x%29+
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