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Philip is allowed to watch 2 hours of television each day Monday through Thursday and 4 hours of television each day Friday through Sunday. Which of the following equations can be used to calculate the number of hours of television Philip is allowed to watch in x weeks?

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Answer:

x(4 × 2) + x(3 × 4)

Explanation:

The question says "which of the following equations" which infers you have already been given options. However, none were provided in the question so my answer may be slightly different than the given options as there's several ways to solve this problem.

Monday through Thursday = 4 days × 2 hours per day

Friday through Sunday = 3 days × 4 hours per day

To find the total for one week, add the two expressions together:

(4 × 2) + (3 × 4)

The question states for "x weeks" so:

x(4 × 2) + x(3 × 4)

This is one way the equation can be written

Another way is:

x[(4 × 2) + (3 × 4)]

If neither of these are answers for your mutliple choice question, then please provide the options and I will let you know which is correct

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