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Mr. Mole left his burrow that lies below the ground and started digging his way at a constant rate deeper into the ground. After 5 minutes of descending at a rate of 1.8 meters per minute, he was 13.5 meters below the ground.

Let y represent Mr. Mole's altitude (in meters) relative to the ground after x minutes.

Complete the equation for the relationship between the altitude and number of minutes.
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User Rafaecheve
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Answer:

1.5!

Explanation:

1.8 x 5 = 9

13.5 ÷ 9 = 1.5

Hope this helps! :D

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