Nancy's morning routine involves getting dressed, eating breakfast, making her bed, and driving to work. Nancy spends ⅓ of the total time in the morning getting dressed, 10 minutes eating breakfast, 5 minutes making her bed, and the remaining time driving to work. If Nancy spends 35 ½ minutes getting dressed, eating breakfast, and making her bed, how long is her drive to work?

26 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Assume that the total time spent in the morning which includes getting dressed, eating breakfast, making her bed, and driving to work is x.

Time getting dressed = ¹/₃x

Eating breakfast = 10 mins

Making bed = 5 mins

¹/₃x + 10 + 5 = 35 ½

¹/₃x + 15 = 35 ½

¹/₃x = 35 ½ - 15

¹/₃x = 20 ½

x = 20 ½ / ¹/₃

= 61.5 minutes

Total morning routine is is 61.5 mins

Time taken to drive to work is;

= 61.5 - 35 ½

= 26 minutes