Write an equation and solve: jeff and darius are trying to gain weight for the football team. jeff weighs 120 pounds and is gaining ten pounds per month. darius weighs 150 pounds and is gaining 4 pounds per month. how many months, ,m, will it take for jeff to weigh the same as darius?

Answer

Find out  how many  months will it take for Jeff to weigh the same as Darius .

To prove

As given

Jeff and Darius are trying to gain weight for the football team.

Jeff weighs 120 pounds and is gaining  ten pounds per month.

Darius weighs 150 pounds and is gaining 4 pounds per month.

m = represented the number of months will taken by the Jeff to weigh the same as Darius .

Than the equation become in the form

120 + 10m = 150 +4m

150 - 120 = 10m - 4m

30 = 6m

m = 5 months

Therefore in 5 months  will it take for Jeff to weigh the same as Darius.

answer: c

(2, -4)

goes 7 to the

(9, 4)

easy