Question

Alan needs to drive 400 miles to reach Madison. He is driving at a constant speed of 55 miles per hour. The function y = 400 − 55x represents Alan’s distance in miles from Madison in terms of the number of hours he drives. Andrew is also driving at a constant speed to reach Madison. The table represents Andrew’s distance in miles from Madison in terms of the number of hours he drives.
Which statements about this situation are true?
A. Alan is driving at a faster speed.
B. Andrew is driving at a faster speed.
C. Alan and Andrew are driving at the same speed.
D. Alan was farther away from Madison when he started driving.
E. Andrew was farther away from Madison when he started driving.
F. Alan and Andrew started the same distance from Madison.

Answer 1

At a constant speed Alan is traveling 7.27 repeating.