SOLUTION: It takes a girl 45 minutes to deliver the newspapers on her route; however, if her brother helps, it takes them only 20 minutes. How long would it take her brother to deliver the

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Question 339906: It takes a girl 45 minutes to deliver the newspapers on her route; however, if her brother helps, it takes them only 20 minutes. How long would it take her brother to deliver the newspapers by himself?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: Solve the equation to find the time it takes for him to do it by himself.


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