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On her way to work
train ride took her
ay to work, Ms. Bowman waited 20 minutes at a subway station. The
took her (x + 30) minutes to reach Grand Central Station. Then, she
red for another 5 x minutes before reaching her office. How much time, in
minutes, did Ms. Bowman take to travel to her office?

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luisejr77

Answer:  [tex](6x+50)\ minutes[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

You need to analize the information provided in the exercise.

You know that:

  • 20 minutes is the time she waited  in thse subway station.
  • The time to reach  Grand Central Station was [tex](x + 30)\ minutes[/tex].
  • And spent [tex]5x[/tex] before reaching to work.

Therefore, in order to find the time she took to travel to her office, you need to add the times given in the exercise:

[tex](x + 30+20+5x)\ minutes[/tex].

Adding the like terms, you get:

[tex]=(6x+50)\ minutes[/tex]