Which equation represents this situation? Charlie worked 1.5 hours less than Dirk. Together, they worked a total of 25 hours. Dirk worked h hours.

A.
h – 1.5 = 25

B.
h – 2.5 = 25

C.
h + (h + 1.5) = 25

D.
h + (h – 1.5) = 25

Question

Which equation represents this situation? Charlie worked 1.5 hours less than Dirk. Together, they worked a total of 25 hours. Dirk worked h hours.
 
 A.
h – 1.5 = 25
 
 B.
h – 2.5 = 25
 
 C.
h + (h + 1.5) = 25
 
 D.
h + (h – 1.5) = 25

texaschic101 · Answer

Dirk = h

Charlie worked 1.5 hours less then Dirk..
h - 1.5

together they worked 25 hours...
h + (h - 1.5) = 25

any questions ?

anonymous · Answer

No Thank you, I just didn't understand to do it at first, Thank you :)