Question

Write a real world situation that could be modeled by the equation 100-6x=160-10x.

Answer 1

James starts off with a hundred dollars and loses 6 dollars a week. Lara starts off with 160 dollars and loses 10 a week. At what week will they both have the same amount of money?

Answer 2

Suppose you have $100 and you spent 6 dollar each day, and your friend has $160 and he/she spent $10 each day. After x days you both have equal amount, find the number of days.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

We need to write a real world situation that could be modeled by the equation 100-6x=160-10x.

You can use any situation to represents this equation.

The left side of the equation consists of a constant and a variable also the right side of the equation consists of a constant and a variable.

Suppose you have $100 and you spent 6 dollar each day, and your friend has $160 and he/she spent $10 each day. After x days you both have equal amount, find the number of days.