Problema Solution

Students in Mrs. Shepherd's third grade class are working on times tables, and they demonstrate mastery by passing tests. Kendall has passed 1 test so far. Her classmate, Rena, has passed 12 tests of them. From now on, Kendall plans to take and pass 4 tests per week. Meanwhile, Rena plans to do 3 per week. At some point, Rena will catch up to Kendall. How long will it take? How many tests will each child have passed?

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Let 'x' represent the number of weeks.

1 + 4x = 12 + 3x

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x = 11 weeks

1 + 4*11 = 45 tests

It will take them 11 weeks.

After 11 weeks each child will have passed 45 tests.