document.write( "Question 760135: Need answer and formula for problem:
\n" ); document.write( "Nancy Drew spent 7 & 1/2 hours making phone calls, attending meetings and writing emails. She spent twice as much time attending meetings as making telephone calls, and 1/2 hour longer writing emails than making telephone calls. How many hours did she spend on each task?
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let x be the time Nancy spent making phone calls, then we have
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 7/4 = 1.75, 2x = 3.5, x+.5 = 2.25, so\r
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