According to statistics a person will devote 30 years to sle
According to statistics, a person will devote 30 years to sleeping and watching TV. The number of years sleeping will exceed the number of years watching TV by 20. Over the lifetime, how many years will the person spend on each of these activities?
According to statistics, a person will devote 30 years to sleeping and watching TV. The number of years sleeping will exceed the number of years watching TV by 20. Over the lifetime, how many years will the person spend on each of these activities?
Solution
Let no. of years in sleeping be x
no. of years in watching TV be y
x+ y = 30
number of years sleeping will exceed the number of years watching TV by 20
x - y = 20
Solve the two equations:
x = 25 yrs in sleeping
y = 5 yrs in watching TV
