Question

Two students were testing the parachute designs they made for an egg-drop project. Both students dropped their eggs from a height of 10 feet. One design made the egg fall at a rate 5 feet per second, and the other design made the egg fall at a rate of 3 feet per second. If x represents the time in seconds that the egg falls and y represents the height of the egg, which system of equations represents the situation described?(1 point)
Responses

{y=5x−10y=3x −10
enlarged left brace start layout first row y equals 5 x minus 10 second row y equals 3 x minus 10 end layout

{y=−5xy=−3x
enlarged left brace start layout first row y equals negative 5 x second row y equals negative 3 x end layout

{y=10+5xy=10+3x
enlarged left brace start layout first row y equals 10 plus 5 x second row y equals 10 plus 3 x end layout

{y=10−5xy=10−3x

Answer 1

The correct system is: { y = 10 − 5x, y = 10 − 3x } because the height decreases from 10 feet at the given fall rates.