Ashley lives in a town 360 miles directly north of orlando. One Saturday, she takes the train from her town to Orlando. The train travels at a constant speed of 60 mph, and after 2.5 hours, she sees a sign that states,"orlando: 210 miles" A) Write an equation to represent d (x), the distance Ashley is from Orlando after x hours. B) graph the equation, be sure to label your axes and scales.

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10 January, 04:00

Ashley lives in a town 360 miles directly north of orlando. One Saturday, she takes the train from her town to Orlando. The train travels at a constant speed of 60 mph, and after 2.5 hours, she sees a sign that states,"orlando: 210 miles" A) Write an equation to represent d (x), the distance Ashley is from Orlando after x hours. B) graph the equation, be sure to label your axes and scales.

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Knight · Answer 1

The distance that Ashley still needs to travel after 2.5 hours will be represented by the equation,

d (x) = 210 - 60x

The second term in the right side of the equation is the distance traveled given that the speed is 60 mph.