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Jose was trying to beat his older sister in a race. He got a 3 meter head start and ran at a constant speed of 5 meters every 2 seconds. What is the slope, y-intercept, and equation of this situation?
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Jose was trying to beat his older sister in a race. He got a 3 meter head start and ran at a constant speed of 5 meters every 2 seconds. What is the slope, y-intercept, and equation of this situation? Include units.

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5 meters every 2 seconds means he runs 2.5 meters per second

Let t = time in seconds
Slope = 2.5 meters per second
Y intercept = 3 meters
Equation: y = 2.5t + 3
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