SOLUTION: at work, Jack must stuff 1000 envelopes w/ advertisements. He can stuff 12 envelopes in one minute, and he has 112 envelopes already finished. Solve 1000 = 12n + 112 to find how ma

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Question 18386: at work, Jack must stuff 1000 envelopes w/ advertisements. He can stuff 12 envelopes in one minute, and he has 112 envelopes already finished. Solve 1000 = 12n + 112 to find how many minutes it will take jack to complete the task
Answer by piglet162431(90) About Me  (Show Source):
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Good, they have the equation ready for u.
1000= 12n + 112
First, subtract 112 from each side.
1000= 12n +112
-112= -112
888=12n
Now, isolate the variable by dividing 12 from each side
888/12=12n/12
28=n