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Can someone tell me how to set up these word problems and explain how to solve them (no answers please) ?
A family living in Boston pays $1,089 per month for day care, 11/4 of what they paid in Billings, Montana. How much did the child care cost in Billings?
Robbin and Michelle photographed a total of 40 seniors for graduation. Robbin photographed 8 fewer seniors. How many seniors did Robbin photograph?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Let M stand for what they paid in Montana
1,089 = (11/4)*B
Then solve for B.
Let R = how many Robbin photographed and M = how many Michelle photographed.
M + R = 40
R = M - 8
Then you can substitute the R, so M + M - 8 = 40
