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.

b. b < 1 might be the correct answer