Why is it necessary to check solutions to equations contating rational expressions?

Eric has challenged himself to walk 24,000 steps in 4 days. if eric walks the same number of steps each day, which function represents the number of steps eric still needs to walk to reach his goal with respect to the number of days since he started his challenge? a. y = 8,000x − 24,000 b. y = -8,000x + 24,000 c. y = 6,000x − 24,000 d. y = -6,000x + 24,000

The serenity and the mystic are sail boats. the serenity and the mystic start at the same point and travel away from each other in opposite directions. the serenity travels at 16 mph and the mystic travels at 19 mph. how far apart will they be in 3 hours?

22. catie is starting a babysitting business. she spent $26 to make signs to advertise. she charges an initial fee of $5 and then $3 for each hour of service. write and solve an inequality to find the number of hours she will have to babysit to make a profit. interpret the solution.!