Question

Mala ran 30 laps in week one and will increase the number of laps she runs by 2 each week. Coby runs 16 laps in week one and will increase the number of laps he runs by 5 each week. Assuming the pattern shown in this table continues, in how many weeks will Coby be running more laps each week than Mala?

Answer 1

5 weeks

Explanation:

32

21

week 1 over ^

34

26

week 2 over^

36

31

week 3 over ^

38

36

week 4 over ^

40

41

week 5 over ^