Question

A survey of teens showed that teens in Pittsburgh aged 12–17 spend 15.8 hours per week online. Teens in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale spends 14.2 hours per week online. Write and solve an additional equation to find the difference in time spent online by teens in these cities.

Answer 1

1.6 hours

Explanation:

Given that:

Time spent by Pittsburgh teens, p= 15. 8 hours

Time spent by Miami teens, m = 14.2 hours

The difference in time spent by the teens from these two cities is given by:

Time spent by Pittsburgh teens - Time spent by Miami teens

p - m

15.8 - 14.2 = 1.6 hours