SOLUTION: Curtis will run 4 miles the first week of training and increase the mileage by one mile each week. With another schedule, Curtis will run 1 mile the first week and increase his tot

Question 1018638: Curtis will run 4 miles the first week of training and increase the mileage by one mile each week. With another schedule, Curtis will run 1 mile the first week and increase his total mileage by 2 miles each week. During what week do the two schedules break even? How many miles will Curtis run during this week?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = miles run on week
Let = the increase in milage each week
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1st schedual:

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2nd schedual:

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Set the miles run equal to eachother

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On week 3, they run the same miles
with either schedual

and

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On week 3, the miles run are the same
and Curtis runs 7 miles

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