SOLUTION: it takes 2 hours for jay to paint a wall and 3 hours for his brother bong. how long will it take for the two of them working together?
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Question 789308: it takes 2 hours for jay to paint a wall and 3 hours for his brother bong. how long will it take for the two of them working together?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the number of time
x/2 + x/3 = 1
find LCM
= 6
(6)x/2 + (6)x/3 = 1*6
3x + 2x = 6
5x = 6
x = 6/5
x = 1.2 hours
1 hr and 20 mins
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the number of time
x/2 + x/3 = 1
find LCM
= 6
(6)x/2 + (6)x/3 = 1*6
3x + 2x = 6
5x = 6
x = 6/5
x = 1.2 hours
1 hr and 20 mins
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