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the basement of a building is 40 feet below ground level . the elevator rises of 5 feet per second . you enter the elevator in the basement write an equation that represents the height y (in feet) of the elevator

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Answer:

y=5x-40

Explanation:

It says 5 feet per second, so you know that is the rate/speed. The rate is always going to be x. The building starts in the basement which is -40 because the basement is under ground level, so it would be less then 0 (ground level) and y is the final height you are at.

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