Answer:
Don
Step-by-step explanation:
1. We make the fractions have common denominators so it is easier to compare them. We can do this buy multiplying 2/3 by a factor of 16, so it becomes 32/48. For 11/16, we multiply by a factor of 3 so it becomes 33/48. It is now apparent that Don has the longer pipe.
4(-6x – 3) + 24x = -72x + 132
Step 1 -24x – 12 + 24x = -72x + 132 Distribute Property of Equality
Step 2: –12 = -72x + 132 equivalent
Step 3: -144 = -72x Subtraction Property of equality
Step 4: 2 = x Equivalent / Division property of equality
The time needed at 2 meters per second for both rounds would be 100/2 s or 50 seconds. For the first lane he already used 50/1.5 -> 33.33 seconds, so he would need to cover the other 50 meters in exactly 16.67. 50m divided by the 16.67 seconds he has left means he has to swim at a speed of 3 meters per second.
It’s 5 since you’d use Pythagorean theorem
