Question

Please help I am horrible at math! Ye is riding home from a friend's house. After 5 minutes he is 4 miles from home, after 15 minutes Ye is 2 miles from home. Which equation models his distance from home y, in terms of minutes, x?
A)y=−0.2x+ 5
B)y=11/7x-27/7
C)y = 11 7 x − 27 7
D) y= 5x− 0.2 y=0.2x

Answer 1

Answer:

y=-0.2x+5. Correct choice: A)

Step-by-step explanation:

Modeling With Equations

Let's call x the number of minutes and y the distance from home. The correct model should meet both conditions:

After 5 minutes, Ye is 4 miles from home. This is the ordered pair (5,4)

After 15 minutes, Ye is 2 miles from home. This is the ordered pair (15,2)

A) y=-0.2x+5. Testing the first point (5,4): y=-0.2*5+5=4. Correct

Testing the second point (15,2): y=-0.2*15+5=2. Correct

This is the correct choice.

B) y=11/7x-27/7. Testing the first point: (5,4) y=11/7*5-27/7=4. Correct

Testing the second point (15,2). y=11/7*15-27/7=138/7. Incorrect

Incorrect choice.

C) This equation is equal to the choice B), thus this one is incorrect.

D) y=5x-0.2. The first point (5,4) yields to:

4=5*5-0.2=24.8 Incorrect.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is B

Step-by-step explanation:

I just did the test.