David is rowing a boat upstream. the river is flowing at a speed of 2 miles per hour. david starts rowing at a speed of 6 miles per hour, but as he gets tired his speed decreases (at a rate of 1 mile per hour, every hour). which equation represents the speed of the boat for x hours spent rowing? y = x 4 y = x − 4 y = 4 − x y = 6 − x y = 6 − 2x

Tyler went to the supermarket to buy food for a food pantry. he has $36, and can carry up to 20 pounds of food in his backpack. pasta costs $1 for a 1-pound package. pasta sauce costs $3 for a 1.5 pound jar. let x = the number of packages of pasta and y = the number of jars of pasta sauce. one package of pasta is the right amount to go with one jar of pasta sauce. what is the best numbers of packages of pasta and jars of pasta sauce to buy for the food pantry? how many packages of pasta? how many jars of pasta sauce? explain your reasoning.