Terry is practicing for a race. He created the graph below to use in his training.

Let the x-axis represent elapsed time and let the y-axis represent distance from the finish line. What does the x-intercept represent?

A.

the number of hours it takes for him to finish the race

B.

how far from the finish line Terry started the race

C.

the distance between Terry and the other racers

D.

how far Terry is from the finish line

2.

Using the two equations above, solve for y.

A.

B.