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1. So, Jill was fetching water. Her brother Jack also went to fetch water. The well sat 30 feet above the farm on a hill.

Jack got water and then he tumbled down the hill. Jill tumbled after him. Jack rolled down at a speed of about two feet
per foot of forward distance. Write an equation to reflect the pa Jack and Jill followed down the hill.
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Answer 1

Jack rolled down at a speed of about two feet per foot of forward distance.x = 2y

The total vertical distance covered by Jack and Jill is 30 feet: x + y = 30

It says that Jack's distance is twice Jill's distance, reflecting that Jack rolled down at a speed of about two feet per foot of forward distance. So, for every foot Jack moves forward, he descends two feet down the hill.

The relationship between Jack's distance (x) and Jill's distance (y):

Jack rolled down at a speed of about two feet per foot of forward distance.

Equation: x = 2y

The total vertical distance covered by Jack and Jill is 30 feet:

Equation: x + y = 30