Question

You and your best friend are both on the swim team. You want to beat your friend at the next swim meet so you

decide to swim 15 minutes longer than she does one day at practice.
Write an equation for the number of minutes you swim, y, when your friend swims x number of minutes.
You swim 55 minutes.
How many minutes did your friend swim?
minutes
2 of 4 000

Answer 1

y- 15 = x ( the amount the friend swam)
55 - 15 = 40
the friend swam for 40 minutes.