document.write( "Question 24101: Mari and Brice are picking oranges. Mari has picked 2 boxes of oranges and is picking 5 boxes per hour. Brice has picked 5 boxes of oranges and is picking at 3 boxes per hour. In how many hours will they have picked the same number of boxes? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let x = number of hours of picking oranges
\n" ); document.write( "5x = number of boxes picked by Mari in x hours
\n" ); document.write( "3x = number of boxes picked by Brice in x hours\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Mari boxes = 2+5*x
\n" ); document.write( "Brice boxes = 5+3*x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When they are equal,
\n" ); document.write( "2+ 5x = 5 + 3x
\n" ); document.write( "2+5x - 3x = 5 + 3x - 3x
\n" ); document.write( "2 + 2x = 5
\n" ); document.write( "2-2 + 2x = 5 -2
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 3
\n" ); document.write( "x= 3/2 = 1.5 hours\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check: In 1.5 hours,
\n" ); document.write( "Mari picked 2 + 7.5 boxes = 9.5 boxes
\n" ); document.write( "Brice picked 5 + 4.5 boxes = 9.5 boxes
\n" ); document.write( "It checks!!\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "R^2 at SCC
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