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Two tailors, Valentina and Laura, sit down to do some embroidery. Valentina can embroider 2 shirts per hour, and Laura can get through 3 shirts per hour. In addition, the tailors had previously finished some shirts. Valentina has already completed 15 shirts, and Laura has completed 11 shirts. Valentina and Laura decide to take a break when they have finished the same total number of shirts. How many shirts, in total, will each tailor have finished? How long will that take?

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Answer:

Valentina and Laura finished the same total number of shirts in [tex]4[/tex] hours.

Total number of shirts finished by Valentina [tex]=23[/tex]

Total number of shirts finished by Laura [tex]=23[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Suppose that Valentina and Laura finished the same total number of shirts in [tex]t[/tex] hours.

Valentina can embroider 2 shirts per hour and Valentina has already completed 15 shirts.

Total number of shirts finished by Valentina [tex]=2t+15[/tex]

Laura can get through 3 shirts per hour and Laura has completed 11 shirts.

Total number of shirts finished by Laura [tex]=3t+11[/tex]

Therefore,

[tex]2t+15=3t+11\\3t-2t=15-11\\t=4[/tex]

So,

Valentina and Laura finished the same total number of shirts in [tex]4[/tex] hours.

Total number of shirts finished by Valentina [tex]=2(4)+15=8+15=23[/tex]

Total number of shirts finished by Laura [tex]=3(4)+11=12+11=23[/tex]

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