Question

Kenny had a total of 140 minutes to read, do homework, and play video games he spent x minutes reading, he spent 2(x+5) minutes doing homework, he spent 25 minutes playing video games how many minutes did Kenny spend reading

Answer 1

He spent 52.5 minutes reading.

Explanation:

The equation from the word problem is 2(x+5)+25=140. Distribute 2 to the parentheses and get 2x+10+25=140. Combine like terms to get 2x+35=140. Subtract 35 from both sides and get 2x=105. Divide both sides by 2 and your final answer is x=52.5