The equation y = 43x represents the number of miles Alicia drives over time, where y is the number of miles and x is time in hours. This table shows the number of miles Trish drives over time.

How many miles does each woman travel per hour, and who drives at a slower rate?

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Alecia drives at
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mph and Trish drives at
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mph. Alecia drives at a
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rate than Trish.

Trish
Time (h) Miles driven
1.5 69
3.5 161
6 276
7.5 345

1 answer

Alecia drives at 43 mph and Trish drives at <strong>46 mph</strong>. Alecia drives at a <strong>slower</strong> rate than Trish.