A student spends no more than 2 hours on his math and English homework. If math takes about twice as long as long as english. How long will the student be able to finish hisEnglish homework?

E - English homework, M - Math homework;

M + E ≤ 2 hours

M = 2 E

2 E + E ≤ 2 hours

3 E ≤ 2 hours = 120 minutes

E ≤ 120 : 3

E ≤ 40 minutes

Answer:

The student will be able to finish his English homework in less or equal to 40 minutes.