Write a system of equations to describe the situation below, solve using substitution, and fill in the blanks.

In a paint factory, an old conveyer line has filled 16 barrels of paint, and is filling more at a rate of 1 barrel per minute. A worker just switched on a newer line that can fill 9 barrels per minute. In a little while, the two lines will have filled an equal number of barrels. How many barrels will each line have filled? How long will that take?

Both lines will have___ filled barrels in___minutes.

Question

Write a system of equations to describe the situation below, solve using substitution, and fill in the blanks.

In a paint factory, an old conveyer line has filled 16 barrels of paint, and is filling more at a rate of 1 barrel per minute. A worker just switched on a newer line that can fill 9 barrels per minute. In a little while, the two lines will have filled an equal number of barrels. How many barrels will each line have filled? How long will that take?


Both lines will have___ filled  barrels in___minutes.

bibby · Answer

Combined the 2 machines make 10 barrels per minute. There is a constant factor of +16 from the barrels created earlier.
I think it'd be
y= 10x+16