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Angie has already written 19 pages, and she expects to write 1 page for every additional

hour spent writing. How many hours will Angie have to spend writing this week in order to
have written a total of 28 pages?

User Yohosuff
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2 Answers

6 votes

Answer:


9

Step-by-step explanation:


28 - 19 = 9

User Shajin Chandran
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Answer:
9 hours

Step-by-step explanation:
What we know:
- Angie has already written 19 pages
- Angies writes 1 page per hour

First, we can create the following equation to model this scenario:

Let x be equal to the number of hours that pass.
Total number of pages=1x+19

Now, because Angie wants to write 28 pages in total, we can plug that into the left side of the equation and solve for x, the number of hours.

28=1x+19
Subtract both sides by 19
28-19=1x+19-19
9=1x
x=9

Therefore, Angie would have to spend 9 hours to write a total of 28 pages.

I hope this helps!
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