Gerardo can run 1 mile in 11 minutes. Jeremy can run 1 mile in 8 minutes + 10 minutes lag time due to the fact that he began so far behind.
Mile 1: Jeremy 18 minutes, Gerardo: 11 minutes
Mile 2: Jeremy 26 minutes, Gerardo: 22 minutes
Mile 3: Jeremy 34 minutes, Gerardo: 33 minutes
Mile 4: Jeremy 42 minutes, Gerardo: 44 minutes
72 because 4+63=67 and 3+2=5 and 5+63=72
It is a simple linear equation with one unknown, we can solve it:
17(x + 5) = 0
17x + 17*5 = 0
17x + 85 = 0
17x = -85
x = -85/17
x = -5
Answer:
the budget of year 2000was
27,625,000 if, budget of 2020is approximately 16/13of the budget of year 2000