Asked by Alexis

Stefan and his 2 brothers spent an equal amount of time cleaning their home. Their parents added their times. They found that the 3 boys spent a total of 15 hours cleaning. Let c be the number of hours each person spent cleaning. Stefan writes the equation 3cequals15 to model this situation. To solve for​ c, which operation should Stefan ​use?
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Part 1
Stefan should
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subtract 2.
divide by 3.
multiply by 3.
divide by 15.
add 2.
multiply by 15.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Stefan should divide by 3.

Reason: 3c = 15, so divide both sides by 3 to get c = 15 ÷ 3 = 5 hours.