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Question

Hayley has 3 more than 2 times as many Math problems for homework as Shelly . Together they have 33 problems for homework . How many problems did Haley have for homework

Answer 1

Let’s use h for Hayley and s for Shelly.

Hayley has 3 more than 2 times as many Math problems for homework as Shelly. This part of the problem translates into this:

h=3+2s

Together they have 33 problems for homework. This part of the question translates into this:

h+s=33

How many problems did Haley have for homework? This part of the question translates into this:

3+2s+s=33

3+3s=33

-3 -3

3s=30

/3 /3

s=10

Niw we know Shelly had 10 problems, and if they had 33 together, Haley had 23 (33-10).