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6. Samantha works twice as many hours per week as Adriana. Together they work a total of 39 h one week. a) State how you will assign variables. b) Write an equation to represent the information in the first sentence. c) Write an equation to represent the information in the second sentence. d) Use the method of substitution to find the number of hours worked by each person.

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Answer:

Samantha worked 26 hours and Adriana worked 13 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let s = the number of hours that Samantha worked

Let a = the number of hours that Adriana worked

s = 2a

s + a = 39

2a + a = 39

3a = 39

a = 13

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