Answer:
1) 2 hours
2) 96 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
1) Eliot and William went hiking. They went at the same speed. Let x mph be their speed.
<u>Elliot:</u>
Distance = 8 miles
Speed = x mph
Time
hours
<u>William:</u>
Distance = 12 miles
Speed = x mph
Time
hours
It took Eliot
less than William, then
![\dfrac{8}{x}+\dfrac{2}{3}=\dfrac{12}{x}\\ \\\dfrac{2}{3}=\dfrac{12}{x}-\dfrac{8}{x}\\ \\\dfrac{2}{3}=\dfrac{4}{x}\\ \\2x=3\cdot 4\ \ [\text{Cross multiply}]\\ \\2x=12\\ \\x=6\ mph](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cdfrac%7B8%7D%7Bx%7D%2B%5Cdfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7D%3D%5Cdfrac%7B12%7D%7Bx%7D%5C%5C%20%5C%5C%5Cdfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7D%3D%5Cdfrac%7B12%7D%7Bx%7D-%5Cdfrac%7B8%7D%7Bx%7D%5C%5C%20%5C%5C%5Cdfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7D%3D%5Cdfrac%7B4%7D%7Bx%7D%5C%5C%20%5C%5C2x%3D3%5Ccdot%204%5C%20%5C%20%5B%5Ctext%7BCross%20multiply%7D%5D%5C%5C%20%5C%5C2x%3D12%5C%5C%20%5C%5Cx%3D6%5C%20mph)
So, William's hike was

hours long.
2) <u>Initially:</u>
Distance = 120 miles
Speed = 55 mph
Time
hours
<u>Final:</u>
Speed = 44 mph
Time
hours
Distance 
X = 5
more words because it wont send ;-;
A few that is charged per call.
It’s the constant which means that it isn’t going to change. It can’t be the total cost because there is no equal sign. It can’t be the cost per minute because the x represents the minutes, which means .1 represents the cost. Lastly it cannot be how long the call lasted because m is the minutes which is the length of the call.