A construction crew is lengthening a road. Let y represent the total length of the road (in miles). Let x represent the number of days the crew has worked. Suppose that x and y are related by the equation y=59+2x Answer the questions below. Note that a change can be an increase or a decrease. For an increase, use a positive number. For a decrease, use a negative number. What was the road's length when the crew started working?  What is the change per day in the road's length?

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A construction crew is lengthening a road. Let y represent the total length of the road (in miles). Let x represent the number of days the crew has worked. Suppose that x and y are related by the equation y=59+2x

Answer the questions below.

Note that a change can be an increase or a decrease.
For an increase, use a positive number. For a decrease, use a negative number.

What was the road's length when the crew started working?

 What is the change per day in the road's length?

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