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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Working together, Aaron and Rosa can mow the lawn around the local library in 3 hours. Working alone Aaron can mow the lawn in 5 hours. Write and solve an equation to determine how long it would take Rosa to mow by herself. \n" ); document.write( "
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Working together, Aaron and Rosa can mow the lawn around the local library in 3 hours. Working alone Aaron can mow the lawn in 5 hours. Write and solve an equation to determine how long it would take Rosa to mow by herself.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Working alone Aaron can mow the lawn in 5 hours
\n" ); document.write( "Aaron does 1/5 of the job in 1 hour\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Working alone rosa can mow the lawn in x hours
\n" ); document.write( "Rosa does 1/x of the job in 1 hour\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Working together, Aaron and Rosa can mow the lawn around the local library in 3 hours.
\n" ); document.write( "They do 1/3 of the job in 1 hour\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/5 + 1/x = 1/3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/x = 1/3 -1/5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/x = 2/5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x= 5/2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Working alone Aaron can mow the lawn in 2 hours 30 minutes \n" ); document.write( "
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