Question

Kenney had a total of 140 minutes to read, do homework, and play video games.

he spent x minutes reading.
he spent 2(x+5) minutes doing homework.
he spent 25 minutes playing video games.
How many minutes did Kenny spend reading?

Answer 1

65 minutes reading.
2(x+5)=140

2x+10=140 (get rid of the 10)
-10 -10

divide by 2 to get x by itself
2x=130
/2. /2
x=65

Answer 2

35 minutes reading.