Question

Daniel works as a volunteer in a homeless shelter. So far, he has worked 22 hours, and he plans to continue working 3 hours per week. What is the equation for this situation?

A) 3x = 22
B) x = 3 + 22
C) x = 22 - 3
D) x = 3 * 22
E) x = 22 + 3y

Answer 1

The equation for this situation is x = 22 + 3y. To solve for y, we can subtract 22 from both sides of the equation: 0 = 3y. This simplifies to y = 0.

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation for this situation can be represented as: x = 22 + 3y.

Where x represents the total number of hours worked and y represents the number of weeks Daniel plans to work. Since Daniel has already worked 22 hours, we can substitute x with 22 in the equation.

Therefore, the equation becomes: 22 = 22 + 3y.

To solve for y, we can subtract 22 from both sides of the equation:

0 = 3y

This simplifies to:

y = 0