Math, asked by arielbazar, 10 months ago

How many minutes is it before 12 noon, if 48 minutes ago it was twice as many minutes past 9 am?

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Answered by Littlesquid
3

Answer:

44 minutes or 11:16am

Step-by-step explanation:

you need to convert everything into minutes

12 noon = 12×60=720 minutes

9am=9×60=540 minutes

let x= number of minutes before noon

the time now is 12noon -x =720-x minutes

48 minutes ago it was 720-x-48 minutes

720-x-48=540+2x

720-48-540=2x+x

132=3x

x=132/3

x=44 minutes

x=44minutes or 11:16 am

HOPE IT HELPS U!!!

Answered by scorpion20
0

You first need to convert everything to minutes:

12 noon = 12 x 60 = 720 minutes

9 am = 9 x 60 = 540 minutes

Let x = number of minutes before noon

The time now is 12 noon -x = 720 -x minutes

48 minutes ago it was 720-x-48

720 -x - 48 = 540 + 2x

720-48-540 = 3x

x = 44 minutes

It is 44 minutes before noon, or 11:16 am

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