Question

Carlos worked for seventeen hours, which was five hours less than Jules. If j represents how many hours Jules worked, write an equation to represent this situation. Solve your equation for j and interpret the solution in terms of the situation. Show all your work.

Answer 1

Given that

Carlos worked for seventeen hours, which was five hours less than Jules. If j represents how many hours Jules worked.

Explanation -

Since the number of hours Jules worked is J.

So the equation can be represented as

C = 17 = J - 5

J - 5 = C

where C is the number of hours Carlos worked.

J - 5 = 17

J = 17 + 5 = 22

So Jules worked 22 hours.

And the final answer is 22 hours and the equation will be J - 5 = C = 22