SOLUTION: Twin brothers andy and brian can mow their granfathers lawn together in 40 minutes. Brian can mow by himself in 18 minutes morew then it would take andy. How long would it take eac

Question 1031996: Twin brothers andy and brian can mow their granfathers lawn together in 40 minutes. Brian can mow by himself in 18 minutes morew then it would take andy. How long would it take each person to mow the lawn alone?
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Twin brothers andy and brian can mow their granfathers lawn together in 40 minutes. Brian can mow by himself in 18 minutes morew then it would take andy. How long would it take each person to mow the lawn alone?
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