Jay spent ten more than three times the number of hours on his science fair project than jamie spent on her project jay spent 43 hours working on his project how many hours did jamie spend on her project.

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Isabella Logan

Mathematics

11 August, 15:05

Jay spent ten more than three times the number of hours on his science fair project than jamie spent on her project jay spent 43 hours working on his project how many hours did jamie spend on her project.

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Gabriella · Answer 1

Why did both of their names have to start with the same letter

x=jay hours

y=jamie huours

x=10+3y

x=43

so

43=10+3y

minus 10

33=3y

divide 3

11=y

jamies spent 11 hours

Jay spent ten more than three times the number of hours on his science fair project than jamie spent on her project jay spent 43 hours working on his project how many hours did jamie spend on her project.Write and solve an equation

Jay spent ten more than three times the number of hours on his science fair project than jamie spent on her project jay spent 43 hours working on his project how many hours did jamie spend on her project.

Write and solve an equation