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Guys i need ! graded assignment grade 8 checkpoint 2, part 2 answer the questions below. when you are finished, submit this assignment to your teacher by the due date for full credit. total score: of 9 points (score for question 1: of 4 points) 1. the cost of renting a car for a day is $0.50 per mile plus a $15 flat fee. (a) write an equation to represent this relationship. let x be the number of miles driven and y be the total cost for the day. (b) what does the graph of this equation form on a coordinate plane? explain. (c) what is the slope and the y-intercept of the graph of the relationship? explain.

Two cars which are 40 miles apart start moving simultaneously in the same direction with constant speeds. if the speed of the car which is behind is 56 mph and the speed of the other car is 48 mph, how many hours will it take for the car which is behind to catch up the car ahead of it?