Question

Kayden is a stunt driver. One time, during a gig where she escaped from a building about to explode(!), she drove at a constant speed to get to the safe zone that was
\[160\] meters away. After
\[3\] seconds of driving, she was
\[85\] meters away from the safe zone.
Let
\[y\] represent the distance (in meters) from the safe zone after
\[x\] seconds.
Complete the equation for the relationship between the distance and number of seconds.

Answer 1

y = 160 - 25x

(Initial distance y(0)=160 m, slope = (85 − 160)/3 = −25 m/s, so distance decreases 25 m each second.)