The math contest kids studied for 12 hours before their math competition. then katelyen studied for another x number of hours. write an equation that represents the total number of hours (y) that katelyen studied

Val and tony get paid per project. val is paid a project fee of $44 plus $12 per hour. tony is paid a project fee of $35 plus $15 per hour. write an expression to represent how much a company will pay to hire both to work the same number of hours on a project.