Question

Juanita is riding her bicycle on a trail at the rate of 0.3 kilometers per

minute. Michelle is 11.2 kilometers behind Juanita when she starts traveling
on the same trail at a rate of 0.44 kilometers per minute. Let d represent
the distance in kilometers the bicyclists are from the start of the trail and t
represent the time in minutes. The situation can be represented by the
following system; d=0.3t+11.2 and d=0.44t. How many minutes will it take
Michelle to catch up to Juanita? How far will they be from the start of the
trail? Use the substitution method to determine your answer.

Answer 1

It will take Michelle 80 minutes.

They're 35.20 kilometers away from their starting point.

Explanation:

We have to find how many minutes it would take Michelle to catch up to Juanita.

We know that Michelle's movement is represented as: d = 0.44t

Juanita's movement is represented as: d = 0.3t + 11.2

To find how many minutes it would take for Michelle to catch up, we will have to solve both equations together and solve for "t", or time.

Solve:

0.44t = 0.3t + 11.2

Subtract 0.3t from both sides.

0.14t = 11.2

Divide both sides by 0.14

t = 11.2/0.14

t = 80

This means that it would take 80 minutes for Michelle to catch up.

To find how far they are, multiply 0.44 by 80.

0.44 · 80 = 35.20

This means that they're 35.20 kilometers away from their starting point.