document.write( "Question 424878: Glenn and Paula want to dig an irrigation channel for their garden. Together it takes them 1.8 hours to dig an appropriately sized irrigation channel. If Paula can dig the channel by herself in 2.2 hours, how long would it take Glenn to dig the channel by himself? Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #296066 by mananth(16946) You can put this solution on YOUR website! together they take 1.8 hours= 1 8/10 = 1 4/5 = 9/5 hours\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "they do 5/9 of the job in 1 hour. \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "Paula alone does it 2.2 hours = 2 2/10 = 2 1/5 = 11/5 hours \n" ); document.write( "she alone does 5/11 of the job in 1 hour. \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "5/9 -5/11 is the job done by Glenn alone in 1 hour \n" ); document.write( "(55-45)/11 \n" ); document.write( "=10/11 of the job in 1 hour.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Glenn takes 11/10 hours to do the job alone = 1.1 hours \n" ); document.write( " |