Question

Lola hosts a podcast about computers, and Franco hosts a podcast about parenting. Both podcasts have a set duration for each episode. Last year, Lola released 17 episodes and Franco released 43 episodes, for a total of 5,645 minutes of content. This year, Lola released 36 episodes and Franco released 43 episodes, which lasted a total of 6,956 minutes. How long is each episode?

Answer 1

Let's denote the duration of each episode of Lola's podcast by "L" and the duration of each episode of Franco's podcast by "F".

From the information given, we can write two equations based on the total duration of content for the two years:

17L + 43F = 5,645 (equation 1)

36L + 43F = 6,956 (equation 2)

To solve for L and F, we can eliminate F by subtracting equation 1 from equation 2:

(36L + 43F) - (17L + 43F) = 6,956 - 5,645

Simplifying, we get:

19L = 1,311

Therefore, the duration of each episode of Lola's podcast (L) is:

L = 1,311 / 19

L ≈ 69.0 minutes

To find the duration of each episode of Franco's podcast (F), we can substitute the value of L into either equation 1 or 2:

17L + 43F = 5,645

17(69.0) + 43F = 5,645

1,173 + 43F = 5,645

43F = 4,472

F = 4,472 / 43

F ≈ 104.0 minutes

Therefore, each episode of Lola's podcast is approximately 69.0 minutes long, and each episode of Franco's podcast is approximately 104.0 minutes long.