Problema Solution

Tim can type 40 words per minute.Bo can type 50 words per minute.Tim has already typed 30 words.Write and graph equations to find how many minutes pass before Tim and Bo type the same number of words.

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let x be the number of minutes before Tim and Bo type the same number of words


30 + 40x = 50x


10x = 30


x = 3


3 min pass before Tim and Bo type the same number of words.