SOLUTION: One maid can clean the house in 3 hours. Another maid can do the job in 8 hours. How long will it take them to do the job working together?
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Question 1049622: One maid can clean the house in 3 hours. Another maid can do the job in 8 hours. How long will it take them to do the job working together?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One maid can clean the house in 3 hours. Another maid can do the job in 8 hours. How long will it take them to do the job working together?
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1st maid time = 3 hrs/job ; rate = 1/3 job/hr
2nd maid time = 8 hrs/job ; rate = 1/8 job/hr
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Together time = x hrs/job ; rate = 1/x job/hr
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Equation:
rate + rate = together rate
1/3 + 1/8 = 1/x
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8x + 3x = 24
11x = 24
x = 24/11 = 2.18 hrs = 2hr + 10min 48sec (time to do the job together)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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