SOLUTION: please help me solve this problem Three people working a job together can landscape a yard in three hours. The first person could do the job in ten hours by himself. If the seco

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Three people working a job together can landscape a yard in three hours. The first person could do the job in ten hours by himself. If the second and third person would each take the same amount of time working alone, how long would it take them?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Person____________Job_________Time in Hours
First______________1__________10
Second_____________1__________x
Third______________1__________x

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