SOLUTION: over the weekend koko spent 2 hours on an assignment and she spent equal amounts of time studying for 4 exams for a total of 16 hours. HOw much time did she spend studying for each

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Question 391278: over the weekend koko spent 2 hours on an assignment and she spent equal amounts of time studying for 4 exams for a total of 16 hours. HOw much time did she spend studying for each exam?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let's have x represent hours for each exam. The equation is:
2+4x=16
Subtract 2 from both sides and divide by 4 and we get:
x=3.5 hours for each exam
Make sense?
RJ
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