SOLUTION: If you can cut the lawn in 2 hours, and your spouse can do it in 3 hours, how long would it take if you work together? What assumptions (if any) did you make to arrive at your so

Question 155353: If you can cut the lawn in 2 hours, and your spouse can do it in 3 hours, how long would it take if you work together? What assumptions (if any) did you make to arrive at your solution?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you can cut the lawn in 2 hours, and your spouse can do it in 3 hours, how long would it take if you work together?
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You DATA:
time = 2 hr/job ; rate = 1/2 job/hr
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Spouse DATA:
time = 3 hr/job ; rate = 1/3 job/hr
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Together DATA:
time = x hr/job ; rate = 1/x job/hr
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EQUATION:
rate + rate = together rate
1/2 + 1/3 = 1/x
5/6 = 1/x
x = 6/5 = 1 1/5 hr = 1 hr. 12 minutes
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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