Camden and Jiro read magazines. Camden has read 10 magazines and reads 5 more each week. Jiro has read 5 magazines and reads 5 more each week. After how many weeks will they have read the same number of magazines?

Question

Write an equation that represents the number of magazines Jiro has read, y, after x weeks.
Good work!
Complete the table below with the number of magazines, y, that Jiro has read after 3, 5, and 7 weeks. You can solve on paper and then enter your answer on Zearn.
y=5+5x

Weeks (x) Magazines (y)
3
5
7

Answer 1

To find the number of magazines Jiro has read after \( x \) weeks, we can use the equation you provided:

\[ y = 5 + 5x \]

Now, we can calculate \( y \) for 3, 5, and 7 weeks.

1. For \( x = 3 \): \[ y = 5 + 5(3) = 5 + 15 = 20 \]

2. For \( x = 5 \): \[ y = 5 + 5(5) = 5 + 25 = 30 \]

3. For \( x = 7 \): \[ y = 5 + 5(7) = 5 + 35 = 40 \]

Now, let's complete the table:

| Weeks (x) | Magazines (y) | |-----------|---------------| | 3 | 20 | | 5 | 30 | | 7 | 40 |

So, Jiro has read 20 magazines after 3 weeks, 30 magazines after 5 weeks, and 40 magazines after 7 weeks.