SOLUTION: A jogger running at 8 mph burns approximately 15 calories per minute. Find a linear function for the number of calories burned by the jogger in terms of the number of minutes run.

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Question 925145: A jogger running at 8 mph burns approximately 15 calories per minute. Find a linear function for the number of calories burned by the jogger in terms of the number of minutes run. Use your function to find the number of calories that the jogger has burned after jogging for 28 min.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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linear function:
y = 15x
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calories burned after 28 minutes
y = 15*28
y = 420 calories
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