SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve this word problem Nora and Hana are tiling two floors in their house. By noon, Nora had laid 3/4 of her tiles. Hana had laid 1/2 of her tiles. Th

Algebra ->  Numeric Fractions Calculators, Lesson and Practice -> SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve this word problem Nora and Hana are tiling two floors in their house. By noon, Nora had laid 3/4 of her tiles. Hana had laid 1/2 of her tiles. Th      Log On


   

Question 952416: Can you please help me solve this word problem
Nora and Hana are tiling two floors in their house. By noon, Nora had laid 3/4 of her tiles. Hana had laid 1/2 of her tiles. They laid the same number of tiles. How many tiles might each person have started with?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +a+ = number of tiles Nora started with
Let +b+ = number of tiles Hana started with
given:
+%283%2F4%29%2Aa+=+%281%2F2%29%2Ab+
Multiply both sides by +4+
+3a+=+2b+
+a%2Fb+=+2%2F3+
Nora could have started with 200 and
Hana could have started with 300