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Riley and Francesca both commute to work. Riley's commute on the train

1
takes 12 minutes more than as many minutes as Francesca's commute
2
by car. It takes Riley 36 minutes to get to work. Write an equation to
determine how many minutes it takes Francesca to get to work.
36 =
X - 12
2

36 = 2x - 12
36 = 2x + 12
36 = -x + 12

1 Answer

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36=-x+12
36-12=24



X=24
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