Problema Solution
Juan worked twice as many hours as jerry. Marcia worked 3 more hours than jerry. If they worked a total of 35 hours, how many hours did each employee work
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Let
x = the hours that Jerry worked
2x = the hours Juan worked (twice as many as Jerry)
3 + x = the hours Marcia worked (3 more hours than Jerry)
x + 2x + (3 + x) = 35
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x = 8 hr
Jerry worked 8 hours.
2*8 = 16 hr
Juan worked 16 hours.
8 + 3 = 11 hr
Marcia worked 11 hours.