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the function y=60/x relates y, the time in hours that it takes Michael to travel to his grandparents' house, to x, his average speed in miles per hour. What does the number 60 in the function represent

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Answer:

Distance to grandparents' house

Explanation:

distance = speed x time

time = distance/speed

y=60/x

y is time

x is speed

time = 60/speed

so 60 is distance to grandparents' house

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