SOLUTION: Marge worked 3 times as many hours as Sue. They worked a total of 32 hours. How many hours did Sue work?

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Question 317883: Marge worked 3 times as many hours as Sue. They worked a total of 32 hours. How many hours did Sue work?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let Sue work for x hours
marge worked 3 times as Sue=3x
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total they worked for 32 hours
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x+3x=32
4x=32
x=32/4
x=8
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Sue worked for 8 hours.