Jeanette and Carlos are participating in a novel-writing challenge. Jeanette has already started her novel and has written 48 pages so far. She will write an additional 4 pages each week. Carlos is just getting started, and he will write 10 pages each week.Which equation can you use to find w, the number of weeks it will take for Carlos to write as many pages as Jeanette?Choices:(A) 48+4w=10w(B) 48+10w=4wHow long will it take for Carlos to have written as many pages as Jeanette?____ weeks
Q. Jeanette and Carlos are participating in a novel-writing challenge. Jeanette has already started her novel and has written 48 pages so far. She will write an additional 4 pages each week. Carlos is just getting started, and he will write 10 pages each week.Which equation can you use to find w, the number of weeks it will take for Carlos to write as many pages as Jeanette?Choices:(A) 48+4w=10w(B) 48+10w=4wHow long will it take for Carlos to have written as many pages as Jeanette?____ weeks
Set Equations Equal: Jeanette's total pages after w weeks: 48+4w. Carlos's total pages after w weeks: 10w. Set equations equal to find when Carlos has written as many pages as Jeanette.
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