Question

Carla and Marci are having a competition to see who can learn finish typing their research first. Carla already has 2 pages finished and can type 2 pages per hour. Marci has just started typing and can type 3 pages per hour. After how many hours will Carla and Marci have typed the same amount?

Answer 1

The answer is 2 hours, if that i wrong then put in 3 hours.

Explanation:

You could juat write out a chart for every number, so 2+0, 4+3, 6+6, so two hours.

Answer 2

• After 2 hours

Explanation:

Let the time is x.

Carla will type:

• 2x + 2

Marci will type:

• 3x

Since they will have typed the same number:

• 3x = 2x + 2
• 3x - 2x = 2
• x = 2 hours