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Barbara makes of the job per hour.
Sarah makes of the job per hour.
Workin together, the sisters make + = + = of the job per hour.
It means, that the can complete the job in = hours, working together.
Solved.
This method requires making manipulations with fractions, only.
It does not require solving equation.
If you want or if you need to solve it using equation/equations, do it as follows.
Let "t" be the time for two to complete the job, in hours.
Barbara makes of the job per hour --- hence, she will make of the job in "t" hours.
Sarah makes of the job per hour --- hence, she will make of the job in "t" hours.
Since they completes the entire work in t hours,
+ = 1.
Multiply both sides by 4*5. You will get
5t + 4t = 20,
9t = 20
t = hours, the same ANSWER
Now you know two basic ways to solve this problem.
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