Question

Casey does for a bike ride from Exeter to Durham, while an odometer keeps a cumulative record of a number of miles traveled. The equation m=12t+37 describes the odometer reading m and t hours of riding. What is the meaning of 12 and 37 in the context of this trip?

Answer 1

37 is the amount the odometer had already have read before the bike ride started.

12 miles is the amount of miles rode in 1 hour. (as t, or time = hour)

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