SOLUTION: Mr. Smith drives at a speed of 60 miles per hour to visit his son who lives 200 miles away. Write an equation in slope intercept form that represents the distance from his son’s

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Question 1170476: Mr. Smith drives at a speed of 60 miles per hour to visit his son who lives 200 miles away. Write an equation in slope intercept form that represents the distance from his son’s home and the time he has been driving.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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At time 0, distance from son is 200 miles.
At time 60%2At=200, t, distance from son is 0 miles.-----but this not necessary.

t=200%2F60=20%2F6=10%2F3 or 3%261%2F3hours

The vertical axis intercept was already described, (0,200);

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