Question

Plz answer ASAP need help

Answer 1

Answer:

4 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of hours = x.

Jay reads 55 pages per hour, so in x hours, he reads 55x pages.

After reading for x hours, he has 278 - 55x pages left to read.

Odhran reads 45 pages per hour, so in x hours, he reads 45x pages.

After reading for x hours, he has 238 - 45x pages left to read.

Since we want to know when they have the same number of pages left, we set the expressions equal and solve for x.

278 - 55x = 238 - 45x

Add 45x to both sides.

278 - 10x = 238

Subtract 278 from both sides.

-10x = -40

Divide both sides by -10.

x = 4

Answer: 4 hours