Question

one month, ruby worked 6 hours more than isaac, and svetlana worked 4 times as many hors as ruby. together they worked 114 hours. find the number of hours each person worked

Answer 1

Ruby = 18+6=24

Isaac = 18

Svetlana = 4*18=72

24+18+72=114

Explanation:

Ruby= x+6

Isaac= x

Svetlana = 4x

x+6+x+4x = 114

6x = 114 - 6

x = 108/6

X = 18