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Elza [17]
3 years ago
14

Helga and Dora were solving the following problem together. A boat left Kyuquot and headed west at 15.5 km/h. A second boat left

Kyuquot half an hour later and headed west at 18 km/h. For how many hours did the first boat travel before the second boat overtook it? Both girls used t to represent the time taken by the first boat. However, they disagreed on the equation to model the situation. Helga’s Equation Dora’s Equation 15.5t = 18(t + 0.5) 15.5t = 18(t - 0.5) a) Explain what the expression on each side of each equation represents. b) Which equation is correct? Explain. c) What is the solution to the problem?
Mathematics
1 answer:
Romashka-Z-Leto [24]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

15.5t=18(t-0.5) is the correct answer

Step-by-step explanation:

if the first boat travels t time then the second traveld t-0.5 time to take over

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