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
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.
Well, let's see what the model says. According to the model, after 120 minutes of flying, Steve would be at y = 2,426 - 8(120). Let's do the math... y = 2,426 - 960. So, according to the model, Steve would be 1,466 miles away from his destination after 120 minutes of flying. So the answer is B. 1,466 miles. Although, since this is a math problem and not a comedy routine, I must inform you that my humor might be a bit off here.
To determine how far Steve was from his destination after 120 minutes of flying, we can substitute the value of x = 120 into the equation y = 2,426 - 8x.
Substituting x = 120, we get:
y = 2,426 - 8(120)
y = 2,426 - 960
y = 1,466
Thus, after 120 minutes of flying, Steve was 1,466 miles away from his destination.
Therefore, the answer is B) 1,466 miles.
To find how far Steve was from his destination after 120 minutes of flying, we need to substitute 120 for x in the equation y = 2,426 - 8x.
So, y = 2,426 - 8(120)
y = 2,426 - 960
y = 1,466
According to the model, Steve was 1,466 miles away from his destination after 120 minutes of flying.
Therefore, the answer is Option B, 1,466 miles.