Question

Mr. Mole left his burrow that lies below the ground and started digging his way at a constant rate deeper into

the ground. After 5 minutes of descending at a rate of 1.8 meters per minute, he was 13.5 meters below the
ground.
Let y represent Mr. Mole's altitude (in meters) relative to the ground after c minutes.
Complete the equation for the relationship between the altitude and number of minutes.
y =
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Answer 1

Y= 13.5

13.5 = 1.8c

13.5/1.8 = 1.8c/1.8

c = 7.5

not sure if this is correct