Question

A whale can stay underwater 7 times as long as x minutes more than a platypus can. Write an equation that states the relationship of the minutes these two mammals can stay underwater

Answer 1

Explanation:

Using the information provided we can create the following two equations each of which calculates the total number of minutes that the whale (w) or the platypus (p) can stay underwater. In order to solve each, you would need the value of at least 1 of the mammals.

w = 7 * (p+x)

p = (w / 7) - x

The w in these equations represents the number of minutes the whale can stay underwater while the p represents the number of minutes that the platypus can stay underwater.