Question

While catching fireflies, you and a friend decide to have a competition. after mm minutes, you have (3m+13)(3m+13) fireflies and your friend has (4m+6)(4m+6) fireflies.

a. how many fireflies are caught each minute during the competition?

Answer 1

To find for the number of fireflies caught in a minute, we simply look at the equation. The equation is linear and takes the form y = slope * x + b

where slope is also equivalent to the fireflies caught each minute.

So the equation of you and your friend is: (where y is the total fireflies caught)

you:

y = 3 m + 13

your friend:

y = 4 m + 6

So the fireflies caught each minute is:

you: 3

your friend: 4

So a total of 7 fireflies each minute combined