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Lee King Earns $5 per hour. Lee's brother, Nosmo, starts working three hours after Lee and earns $7 per hour. Write an equation that says each earned the same amount. Solve to find out how long each brother worked.

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Equation stating they earned the same
5x=7(x-3)

Solving the equation, x=10.5
Therefore Leeking worked 10.5 hours and Nosmo worked 7.5 hours

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