Levi and Aaden are reading the same book. At the beginning of the month, Levi was on page 42 and Aaden was on page 17. Levi will read 11 pages per day and Aaden will read 16 pages per day. Let LL represent the page of the book that Levi is on at the end of tt days into the month, and let AA represent the page of the book that Aaden is on at the end of tt days into the month. Write an equation for each situation, in terms of t, commat, and determine after how many days, t, commat, Levi and Aaden will be on the same page of the book.
Answer
Attempt 1 out of 2
L, equalsL=
A, equalsA=
Answer:
L = 42 + 11t
A = 17 + 16t
To find when Levi and Aaden will be on the same page, set L equal to A and solve for t.
42 + 11t = 17 + 16t
5t = 25
t = 5
Therefore, Levi and Aaden will be on the same page of the book after 5 days.