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Fifteen more than twice the hours carla worked last week is the same as three times the hours she worked this week decreased by 15 she worked the same number of hours each week how many hours did she work each week need the equation

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Let the number of hours she works be x
2x+15 15 more than twice the
3x-15 15 less than 3 times the hours she worked

2x+15=3x-15
3x-2x= 30
x= 30
the number of hours she worked is 30
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