Problema Solution
Jon and Sara are planting tulip bulbs. Jon has planted 60 bulbs and is planting at a rate of 44 bulbs per hour. Sara has planted 96 bulbs and is planting at a rate of 32 bulbs per hour.In how many hours will Jon and Sara have planted the same number of bulbs? How many bulbs will that be?
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Let 'x' represent the number of hours that Jon and Sara were planting blubs.
In x hours Jon will have a total of 60 + 44x bulbs planted.
In x hours Sara will have a total of 96 + 32x bulbs planted.
We need to solve the following equation:
60 + 44x = 96 + 32x
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x = 3 hr
In 3 hours Jon will have a total of 60 + 44*3 = 192 bulbs planted.
In 3 hours Sara will have a total of 96 + 32*3 = 192 bulbs planted.