Turn the following into equations:

1. A runner starts running toward Westerly from Providence (60 miles away), going a steady 10 miles per hour.  Make an equation that gives their distance from Providence.
2. A number is 12 more than the product of the number and -5.  What is the number?
3. A ...

1. The sum of two numbers is -18. One number is 2 greater than three times the other. Turn both sentences into equations, then find the two numbers.

1. A bicyclist goes at a steady 25 miles per hour, leaving 1 hour after a runner, who maintains a steady 14 miles per hour. Graph the two, find the equations that describe their motion, and solve to determine at what time the bicyclist will catch the runner
2. Graph this equation ...

Solving pursuit problems

Using graphs to solve systems of equations

1. If you have an order for 84 cakes, and one employee who can make 3 per hour, and a second who can make 4 per hour, how many hours will it take to fill the order?