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Answer 1

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Answer:

• 10 chores
• Sam

Step-by-step explanation:

A) If the playing times are to be the same, then the two expressions for playing time will be equal to each other.

  Ron = Sam

  3 +1.25c = 8 +0.75c

  0.50c +3 = 8 . . . . . . . . . . subtract 0.75c from both sides

  0.50c = 5 . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 3 from both sides

  c = 5/0.50 = 10 . . . . . divide by the coefficient of c

Each would have to complete 10 chores for their playing times to be the same.

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B) When c = 4, we have ...

  Ron: 3 +1.25·4 = 3 +5 = 8

  Sam: 8 +0.75·4 = 8 +3 = 11

Sam spent the most gaming time if both completed 4 chores.