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

the equations are 30+2x and 16+5x. i plug random numbers into x until you fint the correct answer. the answer is 5.