Problem

Tatum and Riley are both running along the same path.
This graph represents their distances from the school, D, in kilometres, and their time spent running, t, in minutes.
Distance from School vs. Time
D
10
5
Tatum
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Time (min)
After how many minutes of running will Tatum and Riley be the same distance from the school?
3 minutes
6 minutes
20 minutes
30 minutes

Answer

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Answer

\boxed{t = 0}\)

Steps

Step 1 :DTatum=13t

Step 2 :DRiley=12t

Step 3 :Set DTatum=DRiley

Step 4 :13t=12t

Step 5 :Subtract 13t from both sides

Step 6 :16t=0

Step 7 :Multiply both sides by 6

Step 8 :\boxed{t = 0}\)

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