Question

The following scatter plot represents the distance traveled by a car based on the amount of time driving.

The data is modeled by the function f (x) = 59.3x + 58.3s

What does 59.3 (the coefficient of x) represent in the function?

Answer 1

Answer: For each hour spent driving, the distance increases by 59.3

miles.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

C) For each hour spent driving, the distance increases by 59.3 miles.

Explanation:

In the function f(x) = 59.3x + 58.3, the coefficient of x is 59.3.

This coefficient represents the rate of change or slope of the linear relationship between distance traveled (in miles) and time (in hours).

Specifically, it represents the speed of the car in miles per hour (mph).

This means that for each hour spent driving (each unit increase in time), the car travels an additional 59.3 miles, so its distance increases by 59.3 miles each hour. Hence, the car is traveling at a speed of 59.3 mph.