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This week, Mia's family watched 57 hours of TV. That is 50% more hours than they watched last week. How many hours of TV did Mia's family watch then?

how many hours?
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User Joonsoo
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Answer:

38 hours

Explanation:

Last week = y hours which is increased by 50% to give 57 hours this week.

y x 1.5 = 57

y = 57 divided by 1.5 = 38

User Shayan Ghosh
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28.5
50 percent or one half divided by 2 is 28.5
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