The following equation is an example of a literal equation. 2(x+a)=4b a. solve the given equation for the variable a. in your final answer, include all of your work. b. in two or more complete sentences, explain the specific process that you followed in solving for a.

- "runner b is moving at a slower rate."

- "the graphs shown are graphs of distance(km) against time(min).

the slopes of this graphs are are given by:

slope = (change in y)/(change in x)

= (change in distance)/(change in time)

this is the formula for finding the speed. so, the slope of these graphs represent the speed of the runner.

taking each division in the graph to represent 1 on both axis:

runner a ⇒ speed = (2-0)/(1-0)

= 2/1

= 2 km/min

runner b ⇒ speed = (3-0)/(3-0)

= 3/3

= 1 km/min

this shows that   runner b is moving at a slower rate."

answer:

125 yards

explanation:

75+50=125. that is my answer