Savannah works 17 miles from her house. At the end of the day she is going to ride a bicycle home. After riding for 3 hours, she is 14 miles from her house. Write an equation to model this situation (use d for distance in miles and x for hours). Remember that she is going towards her home, so her distance is decreasing. d =

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Savannah works 17 miles from her house. At the end of the day she is going to ride a bicycle home. After
riding for 3 hours, she is 14 miles from her house.
Write an equation to model this situation (use d for distance in miles and x for hours).
Remember that she is going towards her home, so her distance is decreasing.
d =
Transcribed Image Text:Savannah works 17 miles from her house. At the end of the day she is going to ride a bicycle home. After riding for 3 hours, she is 14 miles from her house. Write an equation to model this situation (use d for distance in miles and x for hours). Remember that she is going towards her home, so her distance is decreasing. d =
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Savannah works 17 miles from her house. 

After 3 hours, she is 14 miles from her house

Total of 17 miles , after 3 hours she is 14 miles from house

So she traveled 17-14=3 miles 

She ride 3 miles in 3 hours

3 hours = 3 miles

1 hour = 1 mile

 

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