SOLUTION: Gary can finish an engineering work in 8 hours. Clint can finish the same work in 6 hours. After 2 hours working together, Gary left for lunch and Clint finished the job. How long

Question 997209: Gary can finish an engineering work in 8 hours. Clint can finish the same work in 6 hours. After 2 hours working together, Gary left for lunch and Clint finished the job. How long does it take Clint to finish the job?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Engineers     rate             time        work
GARY          1/8              
CLINT         1/6               t          (1/6)t
BOTH          (1/8+1/6)         2          (1/8+1/6)*2
Total                                       1

RT=W, basic uniform rate relationship to do work;
This example uses W=1, for ONE WHOLE WORK or JOB.

Most logical next step is form equation
, LCD is 12,

~~Find t~~.
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