Awaitress works 1.75 hours less in the afternoon than in the evening. if she works 5 1/8 hours in the afternoon, how many hours does she work in the evening?

She worked   hours in evening.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the hours she worked in evening,

Since, she works 1.75 hours less in the afternoon than in the evening.

So, the number of hours she worked in afternoon = x - 1.75,

According to the question,

     ( By adding 1.75 on both sides and change mixed fraction into simple fraction in right side )

Hence, she worked   hours in evening.

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step-by-step explanation:

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-12 -5(x + 4) = 3x

-12 - 5x - 20 = 3x

-12 - 20 - 5x = 3x

-32 - 5x = 3x

    + 5x   + 5x

-32 = 8x

8         8

- 4= x