Question

PLEASE HELP!!!!!! if you know how please write how you got

Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

  D.  John's boat was farther and faster

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation tells you that at x = 0, Roberta's boat was 10 miles from the dock. The words tell you John's boat started 20 miles from the dock, so his boat started farther away.

John's boat traveled a distance of (55 -20) = 35 miles in 5 hours, so the speed was (35 mi)/(5 h) = 7 mi/h. The equation tells you Roberta's boat traveled 6 miles for each hour, so John's boat was faster.

  John's boat was farther and traveled more quickly

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Additional comment

The variables in Roberta's equation are not defined. In order for the problem to make sense, we must assume that x represents time in hours, and y represents distance in miles.