Question

Rachel can make 3 bracelets in an hour. Oliver can make only 2 bracelets in an hour, but he already has 5 completed bracelets. Explain to Rachel how she can use a system of equations to determine when she will have the same number of bracelets as Oliver. Use complete sentences.

Answer 1

Please help!

Answer 2

Rachel can complete 3 bracelets per hour, so the number of bracelets (y) she completes in x number of hours is 3x, so y = 3x

Oliver can make 2 per hour, and he already completed 5, so the number of bracelets he completes is 2x + 5

your system of equations is
y = 3x
y = 2x + 5

you can solve for x to determine the number of hours when Oliver and Rachel have the same # of bracelets

Answer 3

Yes i got there now i need to set them equal to each other and solve right? I got x=5?

Answer 4

@Vocaloid

Answer 5

yup, good job

Answer 6

Thank you! is there anything else i need to find out?

Answer 7

eh, not really