Answer:
<em>The maximum area of the second board must be
square inches.</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
The total area of two different size boards cannot exceed
square inches.
The area of one board is
square inches.
Suppose, the area of the second board is
square inches.
That means......

So, the maximum area of the second board must be
square inches.
If we break the answer down, we can solve this pretty easily.
We can represent Dic's age with x.
Tom's age is 5 MORE (+5) than TWICE (2x) Dic's age (x)
Therefore, our answer is 5+2x (Five more than twice Dic's age)
The correct answer is C: 5+2x
8(5) - 4y = 39
40 - 4y = 39
-4y = -1, y = 1/4
Solution: y = 1/4
180 + 30x = 60 + 50x
⇒ 20x = 120
⇒ x = 6 minutes
<span>it will take 6 minutes for Millie to catch up with Ben</span>