document.write( "Question 327919: It takes a girl 45 minute to deliver the papers on her route; however if her brother helps, it takes only 20 minutes. How would it take her brother to deliver the paper by himself? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #234827 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let delivering the papers be = 1 job \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "girl does it in 45 minutes \n" ); document.write( "1/45 of the job she doe in 1 minute \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "together they do the job in 20 minutes \n" ); document.write( "1/20 of the job they do in 1 minute. \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "1/20 -1/45 = job done by brother in 1 minute \n" ); document.write( "1/20-1/45=(9-4 )/ 180 \n" ); document.write( "=5/180 \n" ); document.write( "=1/36 of the job he does in 1 minute \n" ); document.write( "he will take 36 minutes to do the job. \n" ); document.write( " |