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Two tailors, Janet and Samantha, sit down to do some embroidery. Janet can embroider 2 shirts per hour, and Samantha can get through 3 shirts per hour. In addition, the tailors had previously finished some shirts. Janet has already completed 15 shirts, and Samantha has completed 10 shirts. Janet and Samantha 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?
Write a system of equations, graph them, and type the solution.

Two tailors, Janet and Samantha, sit down to do some embroidery. Janet can embroider 22 shirts per hour, and Samantha can get through 33 shirts per hour. In addition, the tailors had previously finished some shirts. Janet has already completed 1515 shirts, and Samantha has completed 1010 shirts. Janet and Samantha 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?\newlineWrite a system of equations, graph them, and type the solution.

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Q. Two tailors, Janet and Samantha, sit down to do some embroidery. Janet can embroider 22 shirts per hour, and Samantha can get through 33 shirts per hour. In addition, the tailors had previously finished some shirts. Janet has already completed 1515 shirts, and Samantha has completed 1010 shirts. Janet and Samantha 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?\newlineWrite a system of equations, graph them, and type the solution.
  1. Janet's rate and progress: Janet's rate is 22 shirts per hour, and she has already completed 1515 shirts.
  2. Samantha's rate and progress: Samantha's rate is 33 shirts per hour, and she has already completed 1010 shirts.
  3. Representation of hours worked: Let xx represent the number of hours they both work before taking a break.
  4. Total shirts completed by Janet: The total number of shirts Janet will have finished is 15+2x15 + 2x.
  5. Total shirts completed by Samantha: The total number of shirts Samantha will have finished is 10+3x10 + 3x.
  6. Setting up equation for equal total shirts: They take a break when they have finished the same total number of shirts, so we set the two expressions equal to each other: 15+2x=10+3x15 + 2x = 10 + 3x.
  7. Solving for x: Subtract 2x2x from both sides to get: 15=10+x15 = 10 + x.

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