<PRE><B>Question 441265</B>
Bob reads 1 book every week.Kisha reads 3 books every week.So far, Bob has read 5 books and Kisha has read 3 books.If they keep reading books at the same rate, how many weeks before kisha read exactly twice as many books as Bob?Explain how you got your anwser.
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# of books Bob has read after x weeks: 5+1x
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# of books Kisha has read after x weeks: 3 + 3x
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Solve: Kisha = 2(Rob)
3+3x = 2(5+x)
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3 + 3x = 10 + 2x
x = 7 weeks
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Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>