SOLUTION: It takes 3 hours for John to mow the lawn. Linda can mow the same lawn for 5 hours. How long will it take Linda and John, work together, to mow the lawn?

Question 752338: It takes 3 hours for John to mow the lawn. Linda can mow the same lawn for 5 hours. How long will it take Linda and John, work together, to mow the lawn?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Add their rates of mowing
( 1 lawn / 3 hrs ) + ( 1 lawn / 5 hrs ) = ( 1 lawn / t hrs )

Multiply both sides by

It will take them 1.875 hrs
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