Question

Kilani and Adrian are starting a nutrition program. Kilani currently consumes 1200 calories a day and will increase that number by 100 calories each day. Adrian currently consumes 3230 calories a day and will decrease that number by 190 each day. They will continue this pattern until they are both consuming the same number of calories per day. In how many days will that be? Be sure to define your variables, write an equation, and answer the question in context.

Answer 1

7 days

Explanation:

Let us represent the number of days = a

Kilani currently consumes 1200 calories a day and will increase that number by 100 calories each day.

1200 calories + 100 calories × a

1200 + 100a

Adrian currently consumes 3230 calories a day and will decrease that number by 190 each day.

3230 calories - 190 calories × a

3230 - 190a

The number of days that they would be consuming the same number of calories =

Kilani = Adrian

1200 + 100a = 3230 - 190a

Collect like terms

190a + 100a = 3230 - 1200

290a = 2030

a = 2030/290

a = 7 days

Therefore, the would be consuming the same number of calories in 7 days