SOLUTION: Mary took x minutes to complete a task; James took 20 minutes more than Mary and Philip took twice as long as James. Show in terms of x the amount of time James and philip each too
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Question 1009017: Mary took x minutes to complete a task; James took 20 minutes more than Mary and Philip took twice as long as James. Show in terms of x the amount of time James and philip each took,(i kinda got that part its this part after) and write a relationship for the time t (in minutes) that the three children took altogether.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Mary's time: min
James time: min
Phillip's time:
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Time for James and Phillip:
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is the time in
minutes for all three
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