For each situation, write a pair of equations using two variables. Then
solve the equations to answer the question.
Part 1: Fair Share on Chores
A family with three boys and two girls needs to split up the chore
of watching the animals. Altogether, the animals need to be
watched for 10 hours.
The length of each boy's shift is an hour
more than the length of each girl's
shift. How long is each type of shift?
(The family considered this fair in
light of other chores the boys and girls
had to do.)
