Question

Lindsay practices the guitar 50 minutes on Saturday and 30 minutes on most weekdays. Last week she practiced 140 minutes. How many weekdays did she practice? Write an equation in the form px+q=r
to represent this problem.(2 points)
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1 answer

Let \( x \) represent the number of weekdays Lindsay practiced. Given that she practices 30 minutes on each weekday and 50 minutes on Saturday, we can express the total practice time as follows:

  • Time practiced on Saturday: 50 minutes
  • Time practiced on weekdays: \( 30x \) minutes

The total practice time for the week is:

\[ 30x + 50 = 140 \]

Thus, the equation in the form \( px + q = r \) is:

\[ 30x + 50 = 140 \]

Where:

  • \( p = 30 \)
  • \( q = 50 \)
  • \( r = 140 \)