Question

Let y = 3t + 6 be a linear function representing the distance from home for an ant t minutes after starting out from a location near its home. What does the number 3 represent in this function? A. The ant is 3 feet from its home after t minutes. B. The ant started out 3 feet from its home. C. The ant is crawling at 3 feet per minute. D. The ant is moving 3 feet every 6 minutes. ***Please explain!! :) THanks :)

Answer 1

C) the ant is crawling at 3 ft per minute 
because 3 shows the rate of moving on the graph and the 6 shows where you started from 
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