document.write( "Question 625109: Ted can mow a lawn in 5 hours while eliot can mow the same lawn in 8 hours. How long will it take them to mow the lawn if they work together, but ted only mows for 2 hours? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #393309 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! They work together for 2 hrs \n" ); document.write( "How much of the lawn do they mow working together? \n" ); document.write( "Add their rates of mowing \n" ); document.write( "Ted's rate: \n" ); document.write( "( 1 lawn / 5 hrs ) \n" ); document.write( "Eliot's rate: \n" ); document.write( "( 1 lawn / 8 hrs ) \n" ); document.write( "Mowing together: \n" ); document.write( "( some part of the lawn / 2 hrs ) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "There is \n" ); document.write( "to be mowed by Eliot alone \n" ); document.write( "If he can mow ( 1 lawn / 8 hrs ), \n" ); document.write( "he can mow \n" ); document.write( "So, the whole lawn got mowed in |