SOLUTION: Sam can unload a truck of furniture in 6 hours. Working together, it takes Sam and Matthew 2 hours to do the same job. How long would it take Matthew to do the job by himself?

SOLUTION: Sam can unload a truck of furniture in 6 hours. Working together, it takes Sam and Matthew 2 hours to do the same job. How long would it take Matthew to do the job by himself?

Algebra.Com

Question 725880: Sam can unload a truck of furniture in 6 hours. Working together, it takes Sam and Matthew 2 hours to do the same job. How long would it take Matthew to do the job by himself?

Rob can deliver papers 4 times as fast as his younger brother. If they work together, it takes them 2 hours. How long would it take each to deliver the papers alone?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2/6+2/x=1
and
4b=r
2/4b= +2/b=1

RELATED QUESTIONS
I am stuck with word problems. Can you help? Sam can unload a truck of furniture in 6 (answered by Alan3354)

Sam can do a job in X hours. Denise can do the same job in X+2 hours, How long will it... (answered by richwmiller)

Pete can do a job in 4 hours less than Sam can. Working together,they can complete the... (answered by josmiceli)

if sam can do a certian job in 3 days while it takes fred 6 days to do the same job how... (answered by solver91311)

Jerry and Sam are laying a hardwood floor. Working alone, Jerry can do the job in 20... (answered by josmiceli)

If Joe can paint a house in 6 hours and Sam can paint the same house in 8 hours how long (answered by math_helper,Alan3354,greenestamps)

If Sam can do a job in 4 days, Lisa can do the same job in 6 days, and Tom can do the job (answered by stanbon)

If Sarah Clark can do a job in 5 hours and Dick Belli and Sarah working together can do... (answered by scott8148,kid185,Mathtut)

A truck load with ??? kilograms of items came to your warehouse. It takes 5 people 2... (answered by richwmiller)