Donna the trainer has two solo workout plans that she offers her clients: Plan A and Plan B. Each client does either one or the other (not both). On Friday there were 7 clients who did Plan A and 9 who did Plan B. On Saturday there were 5 clients who did Plan A and 3 who did Plan B. Donna trained her Friday clients for a total of 12 hours and her Saturday clients for a total of 6 hours.
How long does each of the workout plans last?

Respuesta :

x = plan A and y = plan B
7x + 9y = 720
5x + 3y = 360.....multiply by -3
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7x + 9y = 720
-15x - 9y = -1080 (result of multiplying by -3)
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-8x = - 360
x = -360/-8
x = 45 minutes <== plan A

5x + 3y = 360
5(45) + 3y = 360
225 + 3y = 360
3y = 360 - 225
3y = 135
y = 135/3
y = 45 minutes <== plan B

so both plans last 45 minutes <==