Students at Mendel Middle School are planning a fair for their school's fundraiser. Liam volunteers to help plan the event. The
first month, he volunteered for x hours. The next month, he volunteered for 1 2/3 times as many hours as he had the first month. If he volunteered for a total of 40 hours, how many hours did he volunteer during the first month? Write an equation to represent the situation and solve.