SOLUTION: Jim and Tom , working together , can weed the garden in 3 hours. Working alone , Tom takes three times as long as Jim . How long does it take Jim to weed the garden alone ?

Question 1134198: Jim and Tom , working together , can weed the garden in 3 hours. Working alone , Tom takes three times as long as Jim . How long does it take Jim to weed the garden alone ?
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, josgarithmetic:
Answer by greenestamps(13195) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Since Tom takes 3 times as long as Jim if they work alone, Jim works 3 times as fast as Tom.

So in working together, Jim does 3/4 of the work and Tom does 1/4 of it.

That means Jim does 3/4 of the work in 3 hours; 3/4 of the job in 3 hours means he needs another hour to do the other 1/4 of the job.

ANSWER: It takes Jim working alone 3+1=4 hours to weed the garden.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Working alone , Tom takes three times as long as Jim
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3j, time for Tom
j, time for Jim

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Jim and Tom , working together , can weed the garden in 3 hours.
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-------------Jim would need 4 hours, working alone.
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