SOLUTION: If John finishes a fence in 2 hours and Anthony finishes it in 3 hours, how long it tale them to complete a fence if they work together
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Question 1002673: If John finishes a fence in 2 hours and Anthony finishes it in 3 hours, how long it tale them to complete a fence if they work together
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The set up is
t/2 + t/3 = 1
Multiply by six and get
3t + 2t = 6
5t = 6
t = 1.2 hours
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