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You are traveling home from work. You are decreasing the distance as you walk home. Your house is 41 blocks away, and you walk 3 blocks per minute.

Create a linear equation that represents the situation. How many minutes will it take, to the nearest minute, to get home?

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Responses

y=41−3x; 14
minutes
y=41−3x; 14
minutes

y=41+3x; 14
minutes
y=41+3x; 14
minutes

y=41−3x; 13
minutes
y=41−3x; 13
minutes

y=41+3x; 13
minutes
y=41+3x; 13
minutes

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let x = minutes walked and y = blocks remaining. The linear equation is

y = 41 − 3x.

Set y = 0 to find time to get home: 41 − 3x = 0 → x = 41/3 ≈ 13.67, which rounds to 14 minutes.