Question

A truck travels from a factory to a gas station in 4 minutes. It stops at the gas station for 2 minutes. The truck then returns to the factory in 4 minutes. Which graph best represents the distance, y, in miles, of the truck from the factory after a certain amount of time, x, in minutes? (5 points)
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Answer 1

@Aeon

Answer 2

just an fyi, tagging Aeon won't do anything because she's not an actual person and won't be able to answer your question

that being said, the truck moves for 4 minutes at first so there should be a positive slope from 0 to 4

it stops for 2 minutes so the slope should be 0 (flat) since it's not moving across these 2 minutes only

then as it's going back the graph should decrease for the next 4 minutes until it gets back to 0

with that being said, try to pick the graph that most accurately represents this situation. Pay attention to the units on both axes.