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A hot air balloon is traveling at a altitude of 2400 feet. It begins to descend at a rate of 75 per minute. What is an expression that represents the rate of descent for the hot air balloon

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Answer:

y=-75x+2400

Explanation:

y is the height

-75 is the rate of change so you put that before your x

2400 is your starting value/y intercept

not very good explanation but hope this helps

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