Question

PLEASE HELP WILL GIVE BRANLIEST!! The question is “ Abbey spends 5 hours less then triple the amount of time Emily spends on homework. Nathan spends twice as much time on homework as Abbey does. Write a simplified expression for the total number of hours the three friends spend on their homework. Show your work.”

Answer 1

Answer:

10x - 15, where x is the amount of time Emily spends on homework

Step-by-step explanation:

We can set up an algebraic equation so solve this problem.

Let the amount of time Emily spends be x.

Then Abbey spends, 3x-5 hours, and Nation spends 2(3x-5) --> 6x - 10 hours.

Now just add x, 3x-5, and 6x-10:

x+3x-5+6x-10

-> 10x -15