Test: Precalculus

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John lives in Atlanta, but commutes every Monday to LaGrange where he has an apartment he stays in Monday-Friday. Each Monday he drives 350 miles to LaGrange. Once he arrives to his apartment he is in walking distance of work and does not use his car for anything else. After 23 weeks his odometer shows 186,000 miles. Write an equation that models his odometer reading as a function of the number of weeks he has been driving after commencing his new job. Using the equation you just made, what is the y intercept or his original mileage before starting?

y intercept=169,900 miles

y intercept=153,800 miles

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y intercept=16,100 miles

y intercept=186,000 miles

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