Answer:
The restaurant is not at half way
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
[tex]Total\ Distance = 72[/tex]
[tex]Diego = 16x - 3[/tex]
[tex]Anya = 5x + 2[/tex]
Required
Accept or reject Diego's claim
To do that, we need to determine the value of x by:
Diego + Anya =Total Distance
Substitute values for each parameter
[tex]16x - 3 + 5x + 2 = 72[/tex]
Collect Like Terms
[tex]16x + 5x = 72 + 3 - 2[/tex]
[tex]21x = 73[/tex]
Divide both sides by 21
[tex]x = \frac{73}{21}[/tex]
Substitute the value of x in Diego and Anya's distance
[tex]Diego = 16x - 3[/tex]
[tex]Diego = 16 * \frac{73}{21} - 3[/tex]
[tex]Diego = \frac{1168}{21} - 3[/tex]
[tex]Diego = \frac{1168 - 63}{21}[/tex]
[tex]Diego = \frac{1105}{21}[/tex]
[tex]Diego = 52\frac{13}{21}[/tex]
[tex]Anya = 5x + 2[/tex]
[tex]Anya = 5 * \frac{73}{21} + 2[/tex]
[tex]Anya = \frac{365}{21} + 2[/tex]
[tex]Anya = \frac{365 + 42}{21}[/tex]
[tex]Anya = \frac{407}{21}[/tex]
[tex]Anya = 19\frac{8}{21}[/tex]
Since, both distances are not equal,
Then Diego's claim is false and incorrect
