SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem. - Terri and Judy run a lawn mowing business. If Terri can mow a large lawn in 8 hours and Judy can mow the same lawn in 12 hours, how long will i
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Question 496054: Please help me solve this problem. - Terri and Judy run a lawn mowing business. If Terri can mow a large lawn in 8 hours and Judy can mow the same lawn in 12 hours, how long will it take them together to mow the lawn?
Answer by chessace(471) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x hr * ( 1/8 + 1/12 ) Lawns / hr = 1 Lawn
*24:
(3+2)x = 24
x = 24/5 hr = 4 hr 48 mins.
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