Leah makes $24 per hour for a 40-hour week and time and a half for every hour over 40 hours. If she made $1140 last week, how many overtime hours did she work?

Four less than nine times a number is one hundred twenty-two. Find the original number.
The cost of renting a subcompact car from Super Rental is $20 a day plus 25 cents per mile. How far can Allison drive in one day if she has only $75?

The length of a rectangular field is 50 meters more than twice its width. If the perimeter is 700 meters, find the dimensions of the field.

A wire measures 84 centimeters in length. It is cut into two pieces. The shorter piece is 6 centimeters shorter than the long piece. Find the length of each piece.

Create a real-life problem that involves linear equations and provide a solution to the problem.

If anyone can help with any of these questions I would really appreciate it, it's been a long time since I have had to do this

You're joking? Let's work on this piecemeal.

Leah makes $24 per hour for a 40-hour week. How much is that?

960 lol

How much did Lisa make last week?

1140 lol

God I feel so out of it right now ha ha

How much extra did Lisa make last week?

(But you're so darn cute... )

I sense this is going to take us all night.

Hurry!

Lol I got the first one, it's 5 lol some of the stuff is starting to come back to me ha ha


I am now stuck on number 4 and 6 lol

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lol I got the first one, it's 5 lol some of the stuff is starting to come back to me ha ha

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Thank God.

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I am now stuck on number 4

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Draw a picture.

It has to be shown in a equation lol, I tried drawing a picture only to be yelled at ha ha!

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It has to be shown in a equation lol, I tried drawing a picture only to be yelled at ha ha!

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You can see it better if you draw a picture. Slap the person who yelled at you.

Draw a picture--a rectangle--then note on each side the values assigned.

(I figured it out ten minutes ago.)

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It has to be shown in a equation lol, I tried drawing a picture only to be yelled at ha ha!

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rectangle - 4 sides, 2 shorter (x) and 2 longer (2x + 50)

Okay I got the picture drawn

perimeter is short side + long side + short side + long side = 700 m.

picture is of a rectangle - 4 sides, 2 shorter (x) and 2 longer (2x + 50)

Ok got it so far(I appreciate the help! :))

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Ok got it so far(I appreciate the help! :))

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What did you get so far? Name the value for each side.

375 for the length and 275 for the width?

162.5+162.5+137.5+137.5?

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375 for the length and 275 for the width?

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no

x for each short side
2x+50 for each long side

x + x + 2x + 50 + 2x + 50 = 700 m.

OK so then after I simplify, would it be

x+x+2x+2x=600?

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ok so then after I simplify, would it be

x+x+2x+2x=600?

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Yes, then solve for x, the short side.

After that, you can calculate the long side, 2x+50.

Tell me your answers.

x+x=300?

I am just trying to see if I'm on the right track lol

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x+x=300?

I am just trying to see if I'm on the right track lol

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You got derailed.

1x + 1x + 2x + 2x = 600 m.

ADD the x's.

6x=600?

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6x=600?

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Yes! *kiss* And??

Short side is 100
Longer side is 250?

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Short side is 100
Longer side is 250?

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YES!!

(Now I remember why I quit teaching. Hope I don't have nightmares tonight.)

To check your work:

100 + 250 + 100 + 250 = what?

700! Thank you so much! It's been so long since I have done this stuff lol, but it's starting to come back to me a bit

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700! Thank you so much! It's been so long since I have done this stuff lol, but it's starting to come back to me a bit

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Don't forget to put the meters or feet or dollar signs or whatever on the answers.

Lol yep that I remember, I used to get so many points off in school for that ha ha

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lol yep that I remember, I used to get so many points off in school for that ha ha

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Figure out the next one (about the wire) and tell me your answers.

48 is the longer piece
36 is the shorter piece?

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48 is the longer piece
36 is the shorter piece?

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x + x-6 = 84 cm.
2x = 84 + 6
2x = 90
x = 45

thus x-6 =??

39!

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39!

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45 cm. + 39 cm. = 84 cm.

Don't forget the cm.

Is your homework-challenged "friend" with you, or will you connect with this person later?

Yea she is with me lol. She hasn't had math in 10 years ha ha

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Yea she is with me lol. She hasn't had math in 10 years ha ha

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Does she understand what we did?

Tell me your answer to the Allison rental car one.

Yeah she understands how we got those answers, we had to isolate x to find the answer.

Is it 220mi?

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Yeah she understands how we got those answers, we had to isolate x to find the answer.

Is it 220mi?

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Yes!!

Is this person Mrs. Romefalls19?