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Bill and juan are competing to see who can run more miles in a week billy ran 14 miles on day 1 and then ran 6 miles per day for the remaining time. Juan ran 10 miles on day 1 and then ran 7.5 miles per day for the remaining time after how many days did billy miles ran become less than the miles juan ran

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Answer:

x < 2.67 days

Explanation:

Let

Number of days = x

Billy = 14 + 6x

Juan = 10 + 7.5x

Bully < Juan

14 + 6x < 10 + 7.5x

14 - 10 < 7.5x - 6x

4 < 1.5x

x < 4/1.5

x < 2.67 days

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