Question

Type the correct answer in each box. Use numerals instead of words.
Theo and Kade worked on a school project together. Theo worked on the project 3 fewer hours than Kade did. Altogether, they worked for a total of 27 hours. How many hours did they each work on the school project?

Theo worked on the project for
hours.
Kade worked on the project for
hours.

Answer 1

Answer:

Theo worked for 12 hours and Kade worked for 15

Step-by-step explanation:

if kade worked for 10 hours Theo works for 7 so in total they worked for 17 hours together. So what you do is you just continue counting kades hours, subtracting 3 then add those number together till you get the total of 27 hours.

Answer 2

Answer:

Let the hours Kade worked = X

Theo would be X - 3 ( 3 less than Kade).

Now you have: X  + X -3 = 27

Combine like terms: 2x - 3 = 27

Add 3 to each side: 2x = 30

Divide both sides by 2: x = 15

Kade worked for 15 hours and Theo worked for 12 hours

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