SOLUTION: Tom and Matt working together can weed the garden in four hours. Working alone, Matt takes four times as long as Tom. How long does it take tom to weed the garden alone?

SOLUTION: Tom and Matt working together can weed the garden in four hours. Working alone, Matt takes four times as long as Tom. How long does it take tom to weed the garden alone?

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Question 912912: Tom and Matt working together can weed the garden in four hours. Working alone, Matt takes four times as long as Tom. How long does it take tom to weed the garden alone?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x the time it takes tom to weed the garden alone
|Multiplying thru by 4x so as all denominators = 1
4 + 1 = x
5 = x, time it takes tom to weed the garden alone
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