Question

The equation y = 43x represents the number of miles Alicia drives over time, where y is the number of miles and x is time in hours. The table shows the number of miles Trish drives over time.

How many miles does each woman travel per hour, and who drives at a slower rate?

Alicia: miles per hour

Trish: miles per hour

The woman who drives at a slower rate is . (Type A for Alicia or T for Trish)

Answer 1

Trish
Time (h) 1.5 3.5 6 7.5
Miles driven 69 161 276 345

Answer 2

@Data_LG2

Answer 3

so you are basically looking for the 'slope' of each event.

y=mx+b, where m is the slope
looking at Alicia's thing: y = 43x , what is the value of 'm'?

Answer 4

Well i know trish's speed is 46 mph but i don't know how to get alicia's @Data_LG2

Answer 5

yeah you are right with trish..

so from what i mentioned before:
\(y=\color{blue}mx+b\), where \(\color{blue}m\) is the slope, which is also equal to the alicia's speed.
looking at Alicia's thing: y = \(\color{blue}{43}x\) , what is the value of '\(\color{blue}m\)'?

Answer 6

I'm sorry i hope I'm not being obnoxious but idk how to get the formula for that

Answer 7

@Data_LG2