document.write( "Question 1158064: Cara and Jim, working together, can weed the garden in 2 hours. Working alone, Jim takes twice as long as Cara. How long does it take Cara to weed the garden alone?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #781027 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Cara works twice as fast as Jim. \n" ); document.write( "So when working together, Cara does 2/3 of the job and Jim does 1/3. \n" ); document.write( "Working together it takes the two of them 2 hours to do the job. \n" ); document.write( "So in 2 hours Cara completes 2/3 of the job. \n" ); document.write( "So it will take her 3 hours to complete the whole job alone. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |