Richard and gloria ran a 10 kilometer race. gloria gave richard a head start by letting him begin 2.2 kilometers in front of the
start line. the distances of richard and gloria past the start line as the race progressed can be represented by linear functions
and are shown in the table of values and graph below. whose time was faster, and by how much?
richard's distance past the start line
5
10
2.8
3.4
4.0
15
time (minutes)
distance (kilometers)
25
t20
4.6
5.2

First, think of what you know. you know that the number t the end of the equation will need to be subtracted because it is the money he lost from buying the lawn mower. and your first two weeks have negative profit, so that tells you that c and d are wrong. now you can plug any of the weeks into a and b to see which one works. i'll start with plugging week 1 into a.this isn't right because it says your answer for week one should be -90.so now we need to try the same thing with b.this one got you the right answer, (sometimes if you only check with one of the weeks multiple will work so you need to check with more of the weeks, but it worked out fine here)this means that b is the correct answer.let me know if you need more clarification. i hope this : )