SOLUTION: The equation y=35+0.8x gives the distance a sports car is from Flint after x minutes. How far is the sports car from Flint after 25 minutes? And how long will it take until the spo
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Question 359276: The equation y=35+0.8x gives the distance a sports car is from Flint after x minutes. How far is the sports car from Flint after 25 minutes? And how long will it take until the sports car is 75 miles from Flint?
Please help, I'm trying to help my nephew with his homework and I am stumped and have no clue how to answer this! Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Substitute the given time for x the solve.
y=35+0.8*25
y=35+20
y=55 miles
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Second solve for x.
75=35+0.8x
40=0.8x
x=40/0.8
x=50 minutes
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