Question

Teddy has 23 boxes of juice packed and plans to pack 3 additional boxes each hour. Charley has 7 boxes packed and plans to pack 5 additional boxes each hour. The equation below represents when Teddy and Charley will have packed the same number of boxes, based on x number of hours.

23 + 3x = 5x +7

After how many hours will Charley have packed the same number of boxes of juice as teddy?

Answer 1

BillyBob got it right, well explained..

Explanation:

Answer 2

8 hours

Explanation:

23 + 3x = 5x + 7

- 3x -3x

23 = 2x + 7

-7 - 7

16 = 2x

16/2 = 2x/2

x = 8