SOLUTION: it takes richard semmler 3 hours to prepare a little league baseball field. it takes larry gilligan 7 hours to prepare the same field. how long will it take richard and larry worki

Algebra.Com
Question 851627: it takes richard semmler 3 hours to prepare a little league baseball field. it takes larry gilligan 7 hours to prepare the same field. how long will it take richard and larry working together to prepare a little league baseball field?
(simplify your answer. round to the one decimal place as needed)

Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/7+1/3=1/x
3/21+7/21=1/x
10/21=1/x
21/10=x
2.1=x

RELATED QUESTIONS

It takes richard semmler 3 hours to prepare a little league baseball field. it takes... (answered by richwmiller)
It takes Richard Semmler 4 hours to prepare a Little League baseball field. It takes... (answered by amarjeeth123,josgarithmetic)
It takes a groundskeeper 40 minutes to prepare a Little League baseball field for a game. (answered by fcabanski)
It takes a groundskeeper 45 minutes to prepare a Little League baseball field for a game. (answered by josgarithmetic)
It takes Fred 8 hours to prepare the stadium field for a football game. He earns... (answered by josgarithmetic)
It takes 7 hours for 8 cooks to prepare the food for a wedding rehearsal dinner. How long (answered by stanbon)
It takes a groundskeeper 40 minutes to prepare a softball field for a game. It takes his... (answered by richwmiller)
Can someone please walk me through these? a) It takes a groundskeeper 45 minutes to... (answered by Alan3354,stanbon)
It takes 2 hours for 3 cooks to prepare the food for a wedding rehearsal dinner. How... (answered by solver91311)