Two snails, Gabriel and Marie, are captured by a chef who plans to have them for dinner. They are placed on his kitchen counter, 8 in. apart. Gabriel was placed in the original starting position (origin) and Marie was positioned 8 inches away. Then the chef goes to gather some other ingredients. Gabriel and Marie want to embrace one last time before they are cooked. Gabriel squirms towards Marie at - in./min. Marie desperately crawls towards Gabriel at in./min. How long will it take the two snails to reach each other?

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A. Drew a graph which represents the story and label the points where Gabriel and Marie meet. Label the axis. Label the point where they meet and label the equations for Gabriel and Marie
Two snails, Gabriel and Marie, are captured by a chef who plans to have them for dinner. They are
placed on his kitchen counter, 8 in. apart. Gabriel was placed in the original starting position (origin) and
Marie was positioned 8 inches away. Then the chef goes to gather some other ingredients. Gabriel and
Marie want to embrace one last time before they are cooked. Gabriel squirms towards Marie at - in./min.
2
Marie desperately crawls towards Gabriel at in./min. How long will it take the two snails to reach each
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Transcribed Image Text:Two snails, Gabriel and Marie, are captured by a chef who plans to have them for dinner. They are placed on his kitchen counter, 8 in. apart. Gabriel was placed in the original starting position (origin) and Marie was positioned 8 inches away. Then the chef goes to gather some other ingredients. Gabriel and Marie want to embrace one last time before they are cooked. Gabriel squirms towards Marie at - in./min. 2 Marie desperately crawls towards Gabriel at in./min. How long will it take the two snails to reach each 4 other? F10 ם D00 F4 F9 80 F3 F6 F7 F8 F5 180 BE & * 一 $ 4 5 6 7 * CO
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