SOLUTION: A carpenter works one third as long after lunch as she worked before lunch. If she works a total of 8 hrs, how long did she works before lunchs

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Question 1049237: A carpenter works one third as long after lunch as she worked before lunch. If she works a total of 8 hrs, how long did she works before lunchs
Found 3 solutions by ewatrrr, stanbon, advanced_Learner:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source):
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x hours worked before lunch
x/3 + x = 8
(4/3)x = 8
x = 8(3/4)
x = 6hr
And
2hr + 6hr = 8hr CHECKS!

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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A carpenter works one third as long after lunch as she worked before lunch. If she works a total of 8 hrs, how long did she work before lunch?
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Before lunch:: 3x
After lunch:: x
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Equation:
3x + x = 8 hrs
4x = 8
x = 2
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Before lunch:: 3x = 3*2 = 6 hrs
After lunch:: x = 2 hrs
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by advanced_Learner(501)   (Show Source):
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A carpenter works one third as long after lunch as she worked before lunch. If she works a total of 8 hrs, how long did she works before lunchs

before lunch x
after 1/3x
x+1/3x=8
3x+x=24
4x=24
x=6
before lunch 6 hours
after lunch 2 hours
total 8 hours.