Legomyego

Lucy is driving to Atlanta. Let
y
represent her distance from Atlanta (in miles). Let
x
represent the time she has been driving (in hours). Suppose that
x
and
y
are related by the equation
=y−27555x
.

Question

Legomyego


Lucy is driving to Atlanta. Let 
y
 represent her distance from Atlanta (in miles). Let 
x
 represent the time she has been driving (in hours). Suppose that 
x
 and 
y
 are related by the equation 
=y−27555x
.

flvskidd · Answer

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legomyego180 · Answer

What do you think
This is the same question, just different numbers

flvskidd · Answer

Distance 275 change is -55

flvskidd · Answer

or is it 55?

legomyego180 · Answer

Distance is 275 and change is -55 right.

flvskidd · Answer

thx again

flvskidd · Answer

I'm gonna post another question that has to do with graphs.

legomyego180 · Answer

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As lucy gets closer her distance from Atlanta is decreasing. Note in the problem, if her distance is decreasing to use a negative number.