SOLUTION: While stuck at home with no school, a brother and sister were asked to rake the lawn. The younger sister takes 5 hours longer to rake the lawn than the older brother. If it took th

Question 1154140: While stuck at home with no school, a brother and sister were asked to rake the lawn. The younger sister takes 5 hours longer to rake the lawn than the older brother. If it took them 6 hours to rake the lawn working together, how much time does it take for each of them working alone?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

BROTHER           1/b

SISTER           1/(b+5)

Combined         1/6

Maybe comparing , .

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PERSON        TIME to do ONE JOB

BROTHER           10

SISTER           15

Combined         6

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