A patrolman spends three times as many hours patrolling as she does completing paper work. If she works 36 hours per week, how many hours does she spend patrolling?

27 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Let her work "x" hours for paperwork

Since, patrolling amount of hours is THREE TIMES that,

Patrolling = 3x hours

Total Hours = 36

That is including paperhour work (x) and patrolling (3x). So we can setup an equation in x and solve for x first:

x + 3x = 36

4x = 36

x = 36/4

x = 9 hours

Amount of Hours for Patarolling = 3x hours = 3 (9) = 27 hours

So, she spends 27 hours patrolling