SOLUTION: Lupe can clean 4 houses in certain hours. it takes susie 2 more hours to clean 4 houses. if they work together, they can clean 9 houses in 10 hours. How long does it take Lupe to c

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Question 1118017: Lupe can clean 4 houses in certain hours. it takes susie 2 more hours to clean 4 houses. if they work together, they can clean 9 houses in 10 hours. How long does it take Lupe to clean 4 houses by herself? Algebra Word problem
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Lupe can clean 4 houses in A certain NUMBER OF hours. it takes susie 2 more hours to clean 4 houses. if they work together, they can clean 9 houses in 10 hours. How long does it take Lupe to clean 4 houses by herself?
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Rates in unit of HOUSES per HOUR
LUPE,
Susie,
TOGETHER Lupe and Susie,
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-------Solve this for x.

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