SOLUTION: Jay and Rey were asked to fill the tank with water. Jay can fill the tank in x minutes alone while Rey is slower by 2 minutes compared to Jay if working alone. a. What part of the

Question 1196397: Jay and Rey were asked to fill the tank with water. Jay can fill the tank in x minutes alone while Rey is slower by 2 minutes compared to Jay if working alone.
a. What part of the job can Jay finish in 1 minute?
b. What part of the job can Rey finish in 1 minute?
c. Working together?
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Jay and Rey were asked to fill the tank with water. Jay can fill the tank in x minutes alone
while Rey is slower by 2 minutes compared to Jay if working alone.

a. What part of the job can Jay finish in 1 minute?    .


b. What part of the job can Rey finish in 1 minute?    .


c. Working together?                                    + .

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