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Mr. Goldstein is driving to Houston. The equation y = -45x + 270 represents the numbers of miles that he still has to travel after driving for x hours. What is the slope of the line and what does it represent in this situation?

-45 and it represents the number of miles he had to drive

-45 and it represents the number of driving miles per hour

270 and it represents the driving miles per hour

270 and it represents how many miles he had to drive

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User Nlogax
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B, the slope would be -45/1 so every 1 hour, he drives -45 miles
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User Muhammad Tayyab
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