Question

Julia left the park on her bicycle at a rate of 0.25 miles per minute. Anthony, who was 4.5 miles away on the same path, began heading to the park on his bicycle at a rate of 0.20 of a mile per minute.

Write a system of equations that can be used to determine when Julia and Anthony will meet. Let d represent the distance from the park and let t represent the time in minutes.

Julia’s path: d =

Anthony’s path: d =

Answer 1

If d is the distance from the park, and Julia and Anthony are biking toward each other, then they will meet when:

4.5-.2t=.25t

Answer 2

first box is 0.25t and the second one is 4.5-0.20t

Explanation: