SOLUTION: Luis spent 28 minutes more on his math homework than his science homework. If the total time he spent on both subjects was 152 minutes, how much time did he spend on each subject

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Question 363029: Luis spent 28 minutes more on his math homework than his science homework.
If the total time he spent on both subjects was 152 minutes, how much time did
he spend on each subject?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let hime spend x minutes on science homework
he spends x+28 minutes on math home work.
total = 152
x+x+28 = 152
2x+28=152
2x=152-28
2x=124
x= 62 minutes on science homework
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math home work time = 152 -62=90 minutes
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