Question

Mariah rides her bike every day. The function y=8.75x
𝑦
=
8.75
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represents the distance traveled, y, after x hours. At this rate, how long will it take Mariah to travel 36.75 miles?(1 point)
Responses

45.5 hours
45.5 hours

321.6 hours
321.6 hours

4.2 hours
4.2 hours

28 hours

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find out how long it will take Mariah to travel 36.75 miles, we can use the given function:

\[ y = 8.75x \]

where \( y \) is the distance traveled (in miles) and \( x \) is the time (in hours).

We need to find \( x \) when \( y = 36.75 \):

\[ 36.75 = 8.75x \]

To solve for \( x \), we divide both sides of the equation by 8.75:

\[ x = \frac{36.75}{8.75} \]

Calculating that gives:

\[ x = 4.2 \]

So, it will take Mariah **4.2 hours** to travel 36.75 miles.

Thus, the correct response is **4.2 hours**.

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