Question

9) Nancy starts a race at the start line and she is running 3 meters per second. Juan starts the same race 3 meters ahead of Nancy but he is going at 2 meters per second.

Nancy’s equation: Juan’s equation:

Answer 1

Given:

Nancy is running 3 meters per second.

Juan starts the same race 3 meters ahead of Nancy but he is going at 2 meters per second.

To find:

The equations for Nancy and Juan.

Solution:

Let x be the number of seconds.

Nancy is running 3 meters per second. So, the total distance covered by Nancy in the race is

$y=3x$

Juan starts the same race 3 meters ahead of Nancy but he is going at 2 meters per second. So, the total distance covered by Juan in the race is

$y=3+2x$

Therefore, the equations of Nancy and Juan are $y=3x$ and $y=3+2x$ respectively.