Question

NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM Lesson 17 Date Name Lesson 17 Solutions Eric's father works two part-time jobs, onc in the morning and one in the afternoon, and works a total of 40 hours each 5-day workweek. If his schedule is the same each day, and he works 3 hours each morning, how many hours does Eric's father work each afternoon?

Answer 1

Eric's father work 5 hours each afternoon

Explanation:

Let x be the no. of hours Eric's father work each afternoon

He works for hours in morning each day = 3

He works for total hours in morning in 5 days=
`3 * 5 = 15`

He works for total hours in afternoon in 5 days=5x

We are given that he works a total of 40 hours each 5-day workweek.

ATQ

15+5x=40

5x=25

x=5

Hence Eric's father work 5 hours each afternoon