SOLUTION: Al can paint a certain house in 10 days and Ben can paint the house in 12 days. How long will it take to paint the house if both men work?
for this one I got
1/12+1/10 comm
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Question 169008: Al can paint a certain house in 10 days and Ben can paint the house in 12 days. How long will it take to paint the house if both men work?
for this one I got
1/12+1/10 common dom 120 and 22/120 than simplify to 11/60 so for both men it would take 11 days
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you're on the right track, but how can it take longer than the fastest man?
if it takes x days, then Al's portion is x/10 and Ben's portion is x/12
together they do the whole job __ x/10 + x/12 = 1
multiplying by 60 __ 6x + 5x = 60 __ 11x = 60 __ x = 60/11
what you found was one day's portion of the job
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