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put this solution on YOUR website!Working together Miles and Maya can cut and trim a lawn in two hours. If it takes Miles five hours to do the lawn himself, how long would it take Maya to do the lawn by herself?
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Let x = time required when Maya works alone
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Let the completed job = 1:
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= 1
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mult equation by 5x to get rid of the denominators, results
2x + 5(2) = 5x
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10 = 5x - 2x
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3x = 10
x =
x = 3
hrs, Maya working alone
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Check solution on a calc: enter (2/5) + (2/3.33) = 1.000 confirms our solution
