Question

John can play 12 songs on his guitar but learns 1 new song every week. Aiden can play 4 songs but learns 2 every week

Answer 1

Given :

John can play 12 songs on his guitar but learns 1 new song every week. Aiden can play 4 songs but learns 2 every week.

To Find :

How many weeks will it be before Aiden knows as many songs as john?

Solution :

Let, after x weeks Aiden know a songs and John know j songs.

The linear equation for both the situation is :

a = x + 12       .....( For Aiden )

j = 2x + 4       ......( For John )

We need to find in which week Aiden knows as many songs as John.

For this , a = j

x + 12 = 2x + 4

x = 8

Therefore, in 8th week both of them know the same number of songs.