Adrian M.

asked • 01/02/20

Math equation please helpppppp

Gary and Alex live different distances from their school. They both leave home at the same time. Gary bicycles to school. His distance from the school in miles,d, as a function of t, time in minutes, is given by this equation.

d=-1/5t+5

Alex skateboards to school. The table shows his distance from school at different times.

(Alex skateboards to school) Time since leaving home in minutes and Distance from school in miles

6 and 2.5

12 and 2.0

18 and 1.5


which boy arrives at school first? how many minutes before the other boy arrives? Show your work.

Barclay M.

Go to desmos, type in -x/5 +5, and -5x/6+3, Look at which one zeroes out -first
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