Question 108271: Please help me solve this problem! Answer by Annabelle1(69) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website! Kevin works 3 times as many hours in a week as Karen does. If each were to work 6 h more per week, Kevin would be working twice as many hours as Karen does. How many hours does each work now?
Kevin works x hours
karen works y hours
x=3y
x+6=2(y+6)
Solve: We'll use substitution. After moving -3*y to the right, we get: , or . Substitute that
into another equation: and simplify: So, we know that y=6. Since , x=18.