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Jennifer has already driven 160 miles on her trip to her grandparents' house. For every hour she travels, she drives an additional 55 miles. Which equation represents

the relationship between the total miles driven, y, and the number of hours, X.
Y=

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Answer:

y=55x+160

Explanation:

i might be wrong, but i think it would be y=55x+160

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Answer:

y=55x+160

Explanation:

she starts at 160 mi which is like your y-intercept so the "b" in y=mx+b. the slope or "m" would be 55 because thats how much she's travelling per 1 x or 1 hour

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