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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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
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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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