Maria worked 15 more overtime hours than Jordan one week. If Maria worked 8 overtime hours for every 5 overtime hours that Jordan worked, for how many hours of overtime did each person work?

Answer 1

jordan worked n

maria worked (8/5) n

(8/5) n - n = 15

8 n - 5 n = 75

n = 25
(8/5)n = 40

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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