Question

please help!! Mrs. Peterson works for 7 hours preparing for the art fair. She spends 3 hours on a sculpture and then spreads the remaining time painting 8 picture frames. She spends the same amount of time painting each frame. Which equation represents the situation?

Answer 1

8x + 3 = 7

Explanation:

By process of elimination you can narrow it down to just 2 answers.

You know that the total number of hours is 7, so the equation must end with "= 7"

And you would want to multiply the time spent on the paintings by the amount of paintings BEFORE adding the extra 3 hours, so it can't be the first answer.

Bonus hint:

x = 0.5

If you want to double check

Answer 2

Explanation: