Question

Anita and Brad are each riding on the same bicycle path. Anita began riding at the start of the path and is writing at a rate of 18 miles per hour. Brad began from a spot 10 miles ahead of her and is riding at a rate of 13 miles per hour part. A write a system of equations to represent X, the number of hours, it Takes Anita and Brad to travel Y miles along the path. Part B after how many hours do Anita and Brad meet on the path? show tpur work or explain your answer.

Answer 1

Let x represent the number of hours it took Anita and Brad to travel y miles along the path.

Recall, distance = speed x time

If Anita rode at 18 miles per hour, then distance covered would be

y = 18x

We were told that Brad began 10 miles ahead of Anita. If his speed is 13 miles per hour, then the distance covered by Brad is

y + 10 =