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You and your best friend are both on the swim team. You want to beat your friend at the next swim meet so you

decide to swim 15 minutes longer than she does one day at practice.
Write an equation for the number of minutes you swim, y, when your friend swims 2 number of minutes.
You swim 55 minutes.
How many minutes did your friend swim?
minutes

You and your best friend are both on the swim team. You want to beat your friend at-example-1
User Khary
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Answer:

40 minutes

Explanation:

Answer:

Y = X + 15*D

Step-by-step explanation:

Y = Person Swims During Practice

X = Frien Swims During Practice

D = number of Days both Practice

its given that daily 15 minutes longer swim then Friend

Hence

Y = X + 15*D

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