Colton is hiking in the mountains. Colton's elevation, m(a)m(a), in feet after aa minutes is given by m(a)=−50a+3500m(a)=-50a+3500. 1.The equation tells us that Colton started at an elevation of ___________feet and his elevation is decreasing by__________ feet each minute

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Colton is hiking in the mountains. Colton's elevation, m(a)m(a), in feet after aa minutes is given by m(a)=−50a+3500m(a)=-50a+3500.

1.The equation tells us that Colton started
at an elevation of ___________feet and his elevation is decreasing by__________ feet each minute

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