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.
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
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