Ben's family went on a car trip. They stopped for gas 4 times. Each time they stopped they spent an 11 over 2 minutes at the gas station. On their trip, about how much time did Ben's family spend stopping for gas? A 45 minutes B 60 minutes C 75 minutes

Distance word problems are a common type of algebra word problems. They involve a scenario in which you need to figure out how fast, how far, or how long one or more objects have traveled. These are often called train problems because one of the most famous types of distance problems involves finding out when two trains heading toward each other cross paths.

answer: yes, since the line has a steeper rate of change than the exponential the y-values will be greater and they will only intersect one time.