Question

For each story, write an equation that describes the relationship between the two quantities.

a. Diego collected x kg of recycling. Lin collected
2/5
more than that.

b. Lin biked x km. Diego biked
3/10
less than that.

c. Diego read for x minutes. Lin read
4/7
of that.

Answer 1

A- x-2/5
B- 3/10-x
C- 4/7 divided by x

Answer 2

Key:

`d=` Diego

`l=` Lin

A.
`l=x+(2)/(5) x`

B.
`d=x-(3)/(10) x`

C.
`l=(4)/(7) x`