SOLUTION: Marco can build a lap top twice as fast as cliff. Working together, it takes them 6 hours. How long would it take Marco working alone? A) write a rational equation you could use t

Question 1152437: Marco can build a lap top twice as fast as cliff. Working together, it takes them 6 hours. How long would it take Marco working alone?
A) write a rational equation you could use to solve this problem?
B) solve your equation
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathLover1:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
, time for Marco is m.
Solve for m.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let Marco's time be , and Cliff's time will be

Working together, it takes them hours; so, rates are
........LCD

Answer: It will take hours to complete the job working alone.

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