SOLUTION: betsy works 4 hrs. more each week than aaron, and together they work half as much as many hrs. as charita. How long does each work if their total is 45 hrs. per week?
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Question 348514: betsy works 4 hrs. more each week than aaron, and together they work half as much as many hrs. as charita. How long does each work if their total is 45 hrs. per week? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let aaron work for x hours
betsy works for x+4
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together they work x+x+4 hours = 2x+4 hours
charita works twice as much as both of them
2(2x+4)=4x+8
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x+x+4 +4x+8=45
6x+12=45
6x=45-12
6x=33
x= 5.5 hours aaron
betsy = x+4 = 9.5 hours
charita = 4x+8 = 30 hours
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CHECK
30+9.5+5.5= 45
