Question

Kiro and lito were assigned the same book to read for a class. kiro started reading on Saturday, and he's reading 20 pages a day. Lito didn't start until Sunday, but he is reading 25 pages a day. How many days will it take Lito to catch up to kiro and how many pages will they have each read?

what system of equations represents this situation and how do you solve it?

Answer 1

Since Kirk starting reading on Saturday, I can make an equation of 20 + 20d. The equation for Lito is 20d. Therefore, the system of equations is 20 + 20d = 25d.

I can solve this like any other equation. Firstly, I can subtract 20d on the left hand side to give me 20 = 5d. Then, I can divide by 5. This gives me 4 = d, or d = 4. This means that it takes Lito 4 days to catch up. I can then multiply 20 * 4 and 25 * 4 to give me 100 pages.

The system of equations is 20 + 20d = 25d, and the amount of pages they each read is 100.