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Jose worked 2.5 hours more than William. together they worked a total of 22 hours. William worked h hours

A. h+2.4 =22
B. h+(h+2.5)=22
C. h+(h-2.5)=22
D. h+5=22

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I believe that the answer you're looking for is B. h+(h+2.5)=22.

h+(h+2.5)=22

h+h+2.5=22

Combine like terms.

2h+2.5=22

Subtract 2.5 from both sides.

2h=19.5

Divide both sides by 2.

h=9.75

Now let's check the work by plugging 9.75 into the equation.

9.75+(9.75+2.5)=22

9.75+9.75+2.5=22

22=22

So we now see that the answer choice B. Is correct! And William worked 9.75 hours. I hope that you found this helpful!

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