Mike has already written 8 pages, and he expects to write 1 page for every additional hour spent writing. How many hours will Mike have to spend writing this week in order to have written a total of 42 pages?

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Eva Adamson · Accepted Answer

#(42-8)/1+8*1=42# You did not state how long writing 8 pages took, so I'm assuming it takes the constant of 1 hour, totalling 8 hours. The rest of the pages take 1 hour each to write, so the rest of the pages he has to write is #42-8=34# hours. Therefore, he would take in total #34+8=42# hours to write a total of 42 pages.

Abigail Allen · Answer

undefined Mike needs to write 34 more pages (42 total pages - 8 pages already written). Since he expects to write 1 page for every additional hour spent writing, he will need to spend 34 additional hours writing to reach a total of 42 pages.