QuestionAnn spent half as much time building a shed on Sunday as Saturday and 2 hours organizing tools. Find , hours on Saturday.
Which equation to solve for ?
How many hours did Ann spend building on Saturday? Simplify any fractions.
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Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. Ann spent half as much time building the shed on Sunday as she did on Saturday.
. Ann spent an additional hours on Sunday organizing the tools.
3. Ann worked the same amount of time on both days.
STEP 2
Let's denote the number of hours Ann spent building the shed on Saturday as . According to the problem, she spent half as much time building the shed on Sunday, which is . Additionally, she spent2 hours organizing the tools on Sunday.
STEP 3
Since Ann worked the same amount of time on both days, we can set up the following equationThis equation represents the fact that the time Ann spent on Saturday (h) is equal to the time she spent on Sunday (which is half the time she spent on Saturday plus2 hours).
STEP 4
Now, we need to solve this equation for . To do this, we first need to get rid of the fraction by multiplying every term by2.
STEP 5
Next, we subtract from both sides of the equation to isolate on one side.
STEP 6
implify the equation to find the value of .
So, Ann spent4 hours building the shed on Saturday.
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