Quadradic Equation Word Problems - Examples & Practice

Julia has a headache. Her three friends, Clark, Linda, and Gabby each give her a different equation to figure out how many pills of ibuprofen to take. Clark says to use $x$ pills, where $x^2+16x=1232$. Linda says $x^2+500x=1004$. Gabby says $x^2-283x=1440$. Whose equation is most reasonable?