SOLUTION: Pat and Jen volunteer at the library. Pat can shelve a full cart of books 12 minutes faster than Jen. If they work together, they can shelve a full cart in 100 minutes. How log doe
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Question 786580: Pat and Jen volunteer at the library. Pat can shelve a full cart of books 12 minutes faster than Jen. If they work together, they can shelve a full cart in 100 minutes. How log does it take Jen to shelve a full cart by herself? (Give an exact answer rounded to the nearest minute)
I tried making a table where p is the value of pats time represented as "x" and j is the value of jens time represented as "x+12". I made a table that I would normally use for these kinds of promlems but I keep getting an odd number and I cant seem to figure it out
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I don't use tables, but my equations can
easily be put into a table
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Add their rates to get rate working together
Jen's rate: ( 1 cart ) / ( x min )
Pat's rate: ( 1 cart ) / ( x - 12 min )
Together: ( 1 cart ) / ( 100 min )
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Multiply both sides by
Use quadratic formula
In hours:
It would take Jen 3 hrs and 26 min
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check:
OK
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