SOLUTION: It takes Nick 50 hours to finish his bathroom. It takes John 40 hours to finish his same-sized bathroom.

Question 909303: It takes Nick 50 hours to finish his bathroom.
It takes John 40 hours to finish his same-sized bathroom.
How long would it take them to finish one bathroom of the exact same dimensions?
(Round to the nearest tenth)

Please explain your approach on how to solve this problem.

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, richwmiller:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
WORK RATES
Nick, Bathrooms per hour
John, Bathrooms per hour
Nick+John Together, Bathrooms per hour
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The other tutor didn't complete the equation.
1/40+1/50=1/x
where x is the number of hours working together
You could also write it
x/40+x/50=1
where x/40 is the fraction/portion of the job that John does
and x/50 is the fraction/portion that Nick does.
and 1 represent one complete job
Be advised the numbers are a little messy.
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