can you give me the equations used to solve this algebraically? Mandy is skating at 5 miles per hour. Nikki is skating at 6 miles per hour and started 1 mile behind Mandy. If their rates stay the same, will Mandy catch up with Nikki?

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can you give me the equations used to solve this algebraically?  Mandy is skating at 5 miles per hour.  Nikki is skating at 6 miles per hour and started 1 mile behind Mandy.  If their rates stay the same, will Mandy catch up with Nikki?

anonymous · Answer

no

anonymous · Answer

she wont, because she will always remain one mile behind Mandy if they skate at the same rate

anonymous · Answer

But nikki is skating faster, so she would catch up wouldn't she?  I just need the equations:
Here is what I have:  mandy -  y=5x; Nikki - y = 6x + 1