SOLUTION: In four hours Edgar can collect 100 spittle bugs, Gene collects the same amount in 3 1/2 hours. If they work quickly how many they catch 100 bugs.
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Question 458590: In four hours Edgar can collect 100 spittle bugs, Gene collects the same amount in 3 1/2 hours. If they work quickly how many they catch 100 bugs.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"If they work quickly how many they catch 100 bugs." makes no sense. It is not English.
Perhaps you want to know how long it would take both working to together to collect 100 bugs.
x/4+x/3.5=1
x=28/15
x=1.86667 hours
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