Question

Together Nancy and Joe do 95 haircuts a week. If Nancy does 16 fewer than twice as many as Joe, how many haircuts does each person do

Answer 1

Joe = x

Nancy = 2x-16

x + 2x-16 = 95

3x-16=95

3x = 111

x = 111/3 = 37

Joe does 37 haircuts

Nancy does 2(37)-16 = 58 haircuts