Question

On a trip, Miguel drives at an average speed of 55 miles per hour. After 2 hours, the odometer on his car reads 4583. Write an equation to represent the reading on the odometer m after h hours.

Answer 1

Answer:

$m=4473-55h$

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one

Given data

speed= 55 miles per hour

time taken = 2 hours

Hence the distance covered is

from v=d/t

distance= velocity * time

distance= 55*2

distance= 110 miles

this means that the initial reading of the odometer is

=4583-110

=4473 miles

after h hours the distance covered will be

distance = 55*h

distance= 55h

the reading of the odometer m is

m= initial reading-distance

Hence the reading of the odometer m is expressed as

$m=4473-55h$