Homework Help: math (algerbra)

Posted by Erin W!!!!!! on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 8:23pm.

A bricklayer's assistant starts building a wall, laying 50 bricks per hour. Two hours later the master comes and lays down 80 bricks per hour.

x= number of hours since the assistant has been laying.

Qusestion--------
Write expressions for the number of bricks the assistant has laid and the number of bricks tha the master has laid.

Please help me.
I understand this stuff, but this problem is just stumpiing me!!!

math (algerbra) - drwls, Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 8:28pm
<<Write expressions for the number of bricks the assistant has laid and the number of bricks that the master has laid.>>

Assistant: N1 = 50 x
Master: N2 = 80 (x-2) (x>2)

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