A hot air balloon at 1120 feet descends at a rate of 80 feet per minute. Let y represent the height

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    A hot air balloon at 1120 feet descends at a rate of 80 feet per minute. Let y represent the height and let x represent the number of minutes the balloon descends.

    Descending means we subtract height, so we have:
    y = 1120 - 80x
     

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