196. a jet, cruising at 26 400 feet, begins its descent into logan airport, which is 96 miles
away. another jet, cruising at 31680 feet, is 120 miles from logan when it begins its descent,
which of these two paths of descent is steeper? is a linear model reasonable to use in this
situation? explain

J= r + 9 because since jessica rode 9 more miles than roger, you add 9 miles to rogers mileage.

Okay so n is going to represent our first number. since the second number of five times greater than n, the second number will be represented as 5n. for us to figure out the two  numbers we need to have  the value of n first. this is going to be done by adding the two numbers together, n and 5n. it can be simplified as 6n, which the problem states is equal to 72. divide 72 by 6n and you can solve for n.  n+5n=726n=72n=(72/6)n=12  now that we know the value of n, we have to multiply 5 times 12 which equals 60. so our two numbers/integers are 12 and 60

X=-4 the correct answer

The answer to this question is either b or c