1. An equation representing the number of days Amir has been reading and the number of pages he has read is <u>y = 35x</u>.
2. An equation representing the number of days Jesse has been reading and the number of pages she has read is <u>y = 30 + 30x</u>.
3. The system of equations from 1 and 2 is y = 35x and y = 30 + 30x.
4. At the end of Friday, after solving the equations, both Jesse and Amir read <u>210 pages each</u>, with Jesse spending <u>7 days</u> and Amir <u>6 days</u>.
5. For Jesse and Amir, the equation solutions are <u>y is 210</u> pages and <u>x is 6 days</u>.
6. After solving the equations, it will take Amir <u>6 days</u> to catch up with Jesse and each person must have read <u>210 pages</u> or a total of <u>420 pages</u>.
<h3>What is a system of equations?</h3>
A system of equations involves using more than one equation solved simultaneously.
Jesse's reading rate per day = 30 pages
Amir's reading rate per day = 35 pages
The number of pages read by Jesse, y = 30 + 30x
The number of pages read by Amir, y = 35x
Where x = the number of days they have been reading
<h3>Solving the equations:</h3>
y = 30 + 30x and y = 35x
35x = 30 + 30x
35x - 30x = 30
5x = 30
x = 6 (30/5)
<h3>Jesse:</h3>
y = 30 + 30x
y = 30 + 30(6)
y = 210
<h3>Amir:</h3>
y = 35x
y = 35(6)
y = 210
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