Question

Roberto watched 5 more hours of tv than Jamie last week. Together, they watched a total of 23 hours of tv last week. How many hours did Roberto watch

Answer 1

Answer: 14 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of hours of TV that Jamie watched be represented by x.

Since Roberto watched 5 more hours of tv than Jamie last week, therefore the number of hours of TV that Roberto watched will be: x + 5

Together, they watched a total of 23 hours of tv last week. Therefore,

x + (x + 5) = 23

2x + 5 = 23

2x = 23 - 5

2x = 18

x = 18/2

x = 9

Jamie watched 9 hours of TV

Therefore, Roberto watched x+ 5 = 9 + 5 = 14 hours