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Algebra / Linear equations in two variables Difficulty: Easy

A producer is creating a video with a length of 70 minutes. The video will consist of segments that are 1 minute long and segments that are 3 minutes long. Which equation represents this situation, where x represents the number of 1 -minute segments and y represents the number of 3 -minute segments?

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Explanation

Choice D is correct. Since x represents the number of 1 -minute segments and y represents the number of 3 -minute segments, the total length of the video is 1·x+3·y, or x+3y, minutes. Since the video is 70 minutes long, the equation x+3y=70 represents this situation.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.