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Jordan will hike a trail with the distance of 25 miles at a rate of 5 miles per hour. Write a linear equation to represent the distance Jordan still has to walk after x hours. What does the y-intercept of the equation represent?

User Arash Younesi
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Answer:

y = - 4 x + 20

Explanation:

The trail is 20 miles

Each hour you go 4 miles, so you subtract that each hour

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