Question

Marcia and Tamara are running a race. Marcia has run 4 km. Tamara has completed 3 4ths of the race and 2.5 km ahead of Marcia. write an equation that represents the relationship between the distances each girl has run.

Answer 1

Answer:

$y = x +2.5\,km$

Step-by-step explanation:

The equations for each runner are, respectively:

Marcia

$x = 4\,km$

Tamara

$y = x +2.5\,km$

Race length

$s = \frac{4}{3}\cdot y$

The relationship between each runner is:

$y = x +2.5\,km$