Luke trades working at the barn for riding the horses. This week he rode for 3.5 hours, which is 4.5 less than twice the number of hours he worked. How many hours did he work this week? Let h = the number of hours he worked.
A. 4.5 - 2(3.5) = h; h = 2.5 B. 2(3.5) - 4.5 = h; h = 2.5
C. 3.5 = 4.5 - 2h; h = 0.5 D. 2(3.5) - 4.5 = h; h = 2.5

Question

Luke trades working at the barn for riding the horses.  This week he rode for 3.5 hours, which is 4.5 less than twice the number of hours he worked.  How many hours did he work this week? Let h = the number of hours he worked.
A.	4.5 - 2(3.5) = h; h = 2.5	 	B.	2(3.5) - 4.5 = h; h = 2.5
C. 	3.5 = 4.5 - 2h; h = 0.5	 	D.	2(3.5) - 4.5 = h; h = 2.5

anonymous · Answer

@Opcode

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

This week he rode for 3.5 hours, which is 4.5 less than twice the number of hours he worked

translates to

3.5 = 4.5 - 2*(number of hours worked) 

so what is your equation?

anonymous · Answer

is it A?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

no that's incorrect

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

replace "number of hours worked" with "h"

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

you can do this because you made 

h = number of hours worked

anonymous · Answer

sorry I meant B. I didn't mean to say A.

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

btw, choices B and D are identical

is this a typo?

anonymous · Answer

attachment

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

ok i see where the real answer is now

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

it should be 

3.5 = 2*(number of hours worked) - 4.5

anonymous · Answer

C!

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

correct

anonymous · Answer

Dang. i was going to say that instead of B. i got all the letters confused. Thanks for explaining!

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

yw