SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem: A car is traveling at a speed of 55 miles per hour. You want to write an algebraic expression to show how far the car will travel in a certa

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Question 483167: Please help me solve this word problem: A car is traveling at a speed of 55 miles per hour. You want to write an algebraic expression to show how far the car will travel in a certain number of hours. What will be your constant? What will be your variable?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
t is the variable
55 mi/hr is the constant
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d = 55t, distance in miles, t in hours