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The shaw family is building a patio. One person can place a flagstone at a rate of 4.5 per hour. The equation s=11h represents the number of stones s that two people can place in h hours. How many flagstones can 2 people place in 3 hours than one person? Explain

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Two people can place 11(3), or 33 stones in 3 hours. One person places 4.5(3), or 13.5 stones in 3 hours. 33-13.5=19.5 more stones placed by two people rather than one
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