SOLUTION: Benny can clean attic in 8 hours. If Donna helps, it takes them 5 hours. Without help, how long would it take Donna to do the same thing

Question 988327: Benny can clean attic in 8 hours. If Donna helps, it takes them 5 hours. Without help, how long would it take Donna to do the same thing
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, macston:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Add their rates of cleaning to get rate working together
Benny's rate:
[ 1 attic cleaned ] / [ 8 hrs ]
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Donna's rate:
[ 1 attic cleaned ] / [ t hrs ]
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Rate working together:

Multiply both sides by

hrs
Note that min
Working alone, Donna would take
13 hrs and 20 min to clean the attic
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Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Benny: 1 attic/8hours=1/8 attic per hour
working together, in 5 hours Benny cleans (5hr)((1/8)/hr)=5/8 of the attic.
So in 5 hours Donna cleans 3/8 of the attic
Donna: (3/8 attic)/(5hrs)=(3/40) attic/hr
For Donna to clean 1 attic:
(1 attic)/((3/40)attic/hr)=40/3 hours=13.33 hours
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ANSWER: It would take Donna 13 hours and 20 minutes to clean the attic alone.

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