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Maria worked 15 more overtime hours than Jordan one week. If Maria worked 8 overtime hours for every 5 overtime hours that Jordan worked, for how many hours of overtime did each person work?

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  1. jordan worked n

    maria worked (8/5) n

    (8/5) n - n = 15

    8 n - 5 n = 75

    n = 25
    (8/5)n = 40

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  2. Thank you soo much!

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