SOLUTION: Work Rate: After working together on a common job, one worker completes x+2/4 of the work and another completes x+3/6 of the work. How much more did the first worker accomplish tha

Question 687626: Work Rate: After working together on a common job, one worker completes x+2/4 of the work and another completes x+3/6 of the work. How much more did the first worker accomplish than the second?
My answer and steps:
x+2/4 - x+3/6 = 6x+12/4 - (-4x-12)/24 = 10x/24 which is lowest term to 5x/12
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I assume that the job was completed
after they did their work.
So, each one contributed a fraction and
the 2 fractions should add up to 1.

Multiply both sides by

and

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I get they both did 1/2 of the job.
Check my work, though
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