SOLUTION: Molly and Mike are mowing the lawn. When Mike mows the lawn by himself it takes him 3 hours, but with Molly helping it takes 2 hours. How long does it take Molly to mow the law by

SOLUTION: Molly and Mike are mowing the lawn. When Mike mows the lawn by himself it takes him 3 hours, but with Molly helping it takes 2 hours. How long does it take Molly to mow the law by

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Question 845404: Molly and Mike are mowing the lawn. When Mike mows the lawn by himself it takes him 3 hours, but with Molly helping it takes 2 hours. How long does it take Molly to mow the law by herself?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2/m+2/3=1
2/m=1/3
m=6

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