SOLUTION: It takes bill 2 hours longer to do a certain job than it takes cindy. They worked together for 2 hours, then cindy left and bill finished the job in 1 hour. How long would it take
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Question 907426: It takes bill 2 hours longer to do a certain job than it takes cindy. They worked together for 2 hours, then cindy left and bill finished the job in 1 hour. How long would it take each of them to do the job alone.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2/c+3/(c+2)=1
c=4
check
2/4+2/6+1/6=1
1/2+1/3+1/6=1
1/2+1/2=1
1=1
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