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According to statistics, a person will devote 33 years to sleeping and watching TV. The number of years sleeping will exceed the number of years watching TV by 23. Over the lifetime, how many years will
the person spend on each of these activities?
The person will spend years watching TV and years sleeping
(Type whole numbers)
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Answer 1

Answer: The person will spend 5 years watching TV and 28 years sleeping over their lifetime.

Explanation:

Let's represent the number of years spent watching TV as "x".

Given that the number of years sleeping will exceed the number of years watching TV by 23, we can express the number of years sleeping as "x + 23".

According to the statistics, a person will devote 33 years to sleeping and watching TV in total. So, we can set up the equation:

x + (x + 23) = 33

Simplifying the equation:

2x + 23 = 33

Subtracting 23 from both sides:

2x = 10

Dividing both sides by 2:

x = 5

Now, we know that the person will spend 5 years watching TV.

To find the number of years sleeping, we can substitute the value of "x" into the expression "x + 23":

5 + 23 = 28

Therefore, the person will spend 5 years watching TV and 28 years sleeping over their lifetime.

I hope this helps :)