A car is traveling down a highway at a constant speed, described by the equation d = 65t, where d represents the distance, in miles, that the car travels at this speed in t hours.
a. What does the 65 tell us in this situation?
The car travels
miles in 1 hour.
b. How many miles does the car travel in 1.5 hours?
The car travels
miles in 1.5 hours.
c. How long does it take the car to travel 26 miles at this speed?
It takes the car
hours to travel 26 miles.
