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Quinn likes to knit hats and mittens for friends and family. Last fall, she knitted 4 hats and 3 pairs of mittens, which took a total of 56 hours. This fall, she knitted 3 hats and 1 pair of mittens, which took a total of 27 hours. If each hat and each pair of mittens takes the same amount of time to knit, how long does it take Quinn to knit a hat and a pair of mittens?

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Answer:

hats = 5

mittens = 12

Step-by-step explanation:

hats = h

mittens = m

Uknown:

- How many hours per hats

- How many hours per mittens

Known:

- How many hours in total

- How many pairs of mittens made

- How many pairs of hats made

4h + 3m = 56

3h + 1m = 27

3h + m = 27

m = -3h + 27

4h + 3m = 56

4h + 3(-3h + 27) = 56

4h - 9h + 81 = 56

-5h = 56 - 81

-5h = -25

-5h/5 = -25/5

-h = -5

-h/-1 = -5/-1

h = 5

3h + m = 27

3(5) + m = 27

15 + m = 27

m = 27 - 15

m = 12

Check: h = 5, m = 12

4h + 3m = 56

3h + 1m = 27

4h + 3m = 56

4(5) + 3(12) = 56

20 + 36 = 56

56 = 56

3h + 1m = 27

3(5) + (12) = 27

15 + 12 = 27

27 = 27

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