Question

Kayden is a stunt driver. One time, during a gig where she escaped from a building about to explode(!), she drove at a constant speed to get to the safe zone that was 160 meters away. After 3 seconds of driving, she was 85 meters away from the safe zone. Let y represent the distance (in meters) from the safe zone after x seconds and determine the function that represents the situation.

Answer 1

y = 25x - 85

Explanation:

Every second (x) that passes by is 25 meters gained, and since she's 85 meters away from the safe distance still, the y intercept is -85.