Question

jessica works eight less hours per week than mary. if mary works 26 hours a week, what is the total hours the two work in a week?

Answer 1

Answer: 44 hours

Explanation:

Setting up a simple equation will help us solve this (x represents Mary's hours):

`x + (x - 8) = Total Hours`

We know this because we know that Jessica works 8 hours less than Mary, which we find by subtracting 8 from Mary's hours.

We then need to plug in Mary's hours:

`26 + (26 - 8) = 26 + 18 = 44`

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