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Your sister was given $500 for her birthday; however, she spends $15 a day on Aroma Joe's. Write an equation to model her spending
y = -15x + 500
What does m represent?
Rate of Change or Slope
Write an equation and solve.
A man skydiving starts at 15,000 feet. After he jumps, he falls 150 feet per second. Write an equation and find the skydiver's height after 1000 seconds.
y = -150x + 15000
0; this is when the skydiver will have landed.
3(s-10) = 36
What is s= 22?
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Combine Like Terms
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List the key features of the following Problem
Willow earns $90 a week doing chores. She has already saved up $850.
x: Weeks
y: Willow's Savings
m: 90
b: 850
eq: y=90x+850