Question 17 of 25 • LCS-Teacher Remediation-M/J Grade 8 Pre-Algebra_Q1
Kelly and Greta are asked to write an equation for the scenario below. “One person was able to plant 4 trees in the same amount of time that 5 people working together were able to plant 20 trees.”The girls agree that x represents the number of people working and y represents the number of trees planted. Kelly wrote the equation , and Greta wrote the equation . Which person is correct, and why?
Answer
A
Kelly is correct; each person plants more trees than the person before them.
B
Kelly is correct; and .
C
Greta is correct; each person plants 4 more trees than the person before them.