Question

Rick and Betty are going to Virginia. It is an 8 hour trip. Rick gets. 50 mile head start and drives at a rate of 55 mph. Betty then gets to leave, but she drives at a rate of 65 mph.
Write a system of equations to represent ricks and bettys trip
X=# of hours
Y= total miles

Answer 1

The equations y=55x+50 and y=65x represents Rick's and Betty's trip.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Head start of Rick = 50 miles

Speed of Rick = 55 mph

Let,

x be the number of hours

y be the total miles

Distance covered by Rick in x hours = Speed * Time + Head start

y = 55x + 50

Speed of Betty = 65 mph

Total miles = Speed*Time

y=65x

The equations y=55x+50 and y=65x represents Rick's and Betty's trip.

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