Sarah drove 3 hours more than michael on their trip to texas. if the trip took 37 hours, how long did sarah and michael each drive?

The algebraic expression would be x+x+3=37

The answer would be that Michael drove 17 hours and Sarah drove 20 hours.

Work:

x+x+3=37

(combine like-terms)

2x+3=37

(subract 3 from each side of the equation)

2x=34

(divide 2 from each side of the equation)

x=17

17 would be the number of hours that michael drove but since sarah drove 3 hours longer you add 3 so then sarah drove 20 hours.

37-3 = 34

34/2 = 17

Michael drove 17 hours

Sarah drove 20 hours (17+3)