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Hayden and Jamie completed 20 math problems together. Jamie completed 2 more than twice the number that Hayden completed. Let p represent the number of math problems Hayden completed. Write an equation that can be used to find the number of math problems that Jamie completed.​

Answer 1

3p + 2 = 20

Explanation:

p = number of math problems Hayden completed

Jamie completed 2 more than = +2

twice the number that Hayden completed = x2

So 2p+2 = number of problems Jamie completed

Since they completed a total of 20 questions, the equation would need another +

(Hayden's problems) + (Jamie's problems) = 20

(p) + (2p+2) = 20

This can be simplified to 3p + 2 = 20, and you can then solve for p