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A waitress works 1.75 hours less in the afternoon than in the evening. If she works 5  

1/8hours in the afternoon, how many hours does she work in the evening?

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Answer:

She worked
6(7)/(8) hours in evening.

Explanation:

Suppose, x be the hours waitress worked in evening,

Given,

She works 1.75 hours less in the afternoon than in the evening.

Thus, the number of hours she worked in afternoon = x - 1.75,

According to the question,


x-1.75 = 5(1)/(8)


x-(175)/(100)=(41)/(8)


x-(7)/(4)=(41)/(8)


x=(41)/(8)+(7)/(4)


x=(41+14)/(8)


x=(55)/(8)=6(7)/(8)

Therefore, she worked
6(7)/(8) hours in evening.

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