Question

The Smith family is traveling from Philadelphia to Orlando for a vacation. The equation y=990−60x represents the distance remaining in their trip after x hours.

How many miles do they travel per hour?

Answer 1

Answer=60

The equation is y=990-60x, where x is equal to the number of hours traveled.

990 is equal to the total umber of miles needing to be traveled

60 is equal to the number of miles traveled per hour