Question

Bob climbs a mountain, but starts below sea level. He climbs the same number of feet each hour. If the function showing his elevation for any hour is y = 850x – 325, what elevation, in feet, did he start at

Answer 1

When he starts, the time is 0. So set x = to 0 and solve for y to find out what elevation he started at.

Answer 2

Bob climbs a mountain, but starts below sea level. He climbs the same number of feet each hour. If the function showing his elevation for any hour is y = 850x – 325, what elevation, in feet, did he start at?
A.
325
B.
850
C.
–850
D.
–325



so which one