A family plans a 360 mile trip. Let y=time traveled ( in hours) and x= average speed ( in miles per hour).

39. What is the equation that expresses the relationship between y and x?

A: x=y/360
B: x=360(y)
C: xy=360
D: y=360(x)
E: x/y=360

Question

A family plans a 360 mile trip. Let y=time traveled ( in hours) and x= average speed ( in miles per hour).

39. What is the equation that expresses the relationship between y  and x?

A: x=y/360
B: x=360(y)
C: xy=360
D: y=360(x) 
E: x/y=360

anonymous · Answer

c

radar · Answer

You should be familiar with d=st   distance=speed times time.

radar · Answer

Plugging in the suggested variables we would get:  360=xy or xy=360