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

Mrs. McMillan, the PE, teacher, is pairing off students to race against each other. Heather can
run 4 meters per second, and Erin can run 5 meters per second, Mrs. McMillan decides to give Heather a head start of 23 meters since she runs more slowly. Once the students start
running, Erin will quickly catch up to Heather. How far will Erin have to run? How long will
that take?

Please help.

Respuesta :

Answer:

23 seconds later Erin will catch up

Erin will run 115 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

23+4x=5x

x=23

23 seconds later Erin will catch up

Erin will run 115 meters