A person is driving a car on a straight road. The graph shows the distance y in miles that the individual is from home after x hours. Find the slope-intercept form of the line. y = []x + [] How fast is the car traveling? [] miles per hour (Type an integer or decimal.) How far was the individual from home initially? [] miles (Type an integer or decimal.) How far was the individual from home after 3 hours and 15 minutes? [] miles (Type an integer or decimal.) y 160 80 (3,120) (1,50) 0 0 2 4 x Distance in miles Time (in hours)
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