Question

Jason and Scott plan on biking to the center of town to get ice cream at the convenience store. Since Scott

had to put air in his tires, Jason was able to get 1 mile ahead of Scott before Scott left the house. Both
bikers rode at a speed of 15 miles per hour.
Write an equation in y = mx + b form that represents Jason's trip. Jason =
a.
Write an equation in y = mx + b form that represents Scott's trip.
Will Jason and Scott meet before they both reach the store? Explain.
If you were to graph both lines on the same coordinate plane, predict what your graph would look
like.

Answer 1

a. Jason's equation in y = mx + b form is y = 15x + 1.

b. Scott's equation in y = mx + b form is y = 15x.

Since both are moving at the same speed, they will meet at the point where their distances from the starting point are the same. Let d be the distance from Scott's starting point to the store. Then, the distance from Jason's starting point to the store is d + 1. Using the formula distance = rate × time, we can set up an equation:

15t = d

15t - 1 = d + 1

Solving for t in both equations, we get t = d/15 and t = (d+2)/15, respectively. Equating these expressions for t, we get d/15 = (d+2)/15, which simplifies to d = -2. This means that they will not meet before reaching the store, as Jason is already 1 mile ahead of Scott and will stay ahead throughout the trip.

If we were to graph both lines on the same coordinate plane, we would have two parallel lines with a slope of 15, where Jason's line would intersect the y-axis at 1.