Answer:
A 9y= 71+117 is the equation
Approx. 5 miles I would say give or take the 1/2 mile shortcut by taking a straight path back to the house. I don't know if you need an exact distance but I hope this helps.
Y-intercept, where the graph crosses y-axiss is 0. that means in the equation: y = mx + b
b = 0
the m, is slope. looking at the graph you can see the points on the line are connect up 4 right 1. rise/run = slope = 4
y = 4x
