Dakota lives 1,500 meters from school. She leaves for school, walking at a speed of 60 meters per minute. How do you write an equation for her distance d in meters from school after she walks for t minutes?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-26T22:34:40

#R = 1500 - (60 * t)#

Total #d#istance walked = #1500# meters.

Dakota's #r#ate is #60# meters per minute.

The equation for #d#istance walked over time = #r * t#.

Therefore the distance walked over #t#ime = #60 * t#

The equation for distance remaining (let's call it #R# is #1500 - (60 * t#).

so the remaining distance to walk after a time #t# can be written as"
#R = 1500 - (60 * t)#