Question

On an airplane flight, Steve watched a display that showed the number of minutes since the flight took off and the number of miles away from the destination. He recorded various points and fit the line y=2,426−8x to the data, where x is the number of minutes flying and y is the number of miles from the destination. According to the model, how far was Steve from his destination after 120 minutes of flying?

A
960 miles

B
1,466 miles

C
2,410 miles

D
3,386 miles

Answer 1

To find how far Steve was from his destination after 120 minutes of flying, we need to substitute x=120 into the equation y=2,426−8x:

y = 2426 - 8(120)
y = 2426 - 960
y = 1466

Therefore, according to the model, Steve was 1,466 miles from his destination after flying for 120 minutes.

The answer is B.