Bob runs 4 miles in 20 minutes. How far can Bob run in 60 minutes if he runs at a constant rate?
Bob can run 12 miles.
How many solutions?
x + 4 = 20
One solution: x = 16
A bus travels 160 miles in 4 hours. If it traveled at a constant speed, how far can it go in 6 hours?
240 miles
How many solutions?
2x + 5 = 2x - 10
No solution!
Mr. Denning takes 22 minutes to read 11 pages. What is his constant rate of reading and how many pages could he read in 1 hour and 28 minutes.
Constant rate: 0.5 page/minute
In 1 hour and 28 minutes, Mr. Denning can read 44 pages.
How many solutions?
4x - 6 = 2x + 2x - 6
Infinitely Many Solutions
Mr. Vogel drives 280 miles in 4 hours on a road trip. He continues this constant rate for the entirety of the trip. Write and equation to determine how many miles, "m", Mr. Vogel will travel in "h" hours.
m=70h
How many solutions?
-2(x + 7) = -x - x - 14
Infinitely many solutions
What would the graph x = -2 look like?
It would be a vertical line at -2 on the x-axis.
3(2x-14) = 2(3x - 5)
No solution