document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1194893>Question 1194893</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Eric can clean the garden in 5 hours. After working alone for 2 hours, Leo joined him. Together they finished the job in one more hour. How long would it take Leo to clean the garden alone. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You should know how to solve the problem using formal algebra, similar to what is shown in the other response you have received.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But solving a problem like this using logical reasoning and simple arithmetic is valuable brain exercise.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eric works a total of 3 hours on the job; since he can do the whole job in 5 hours, he does 3/5 of the job.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means Leo, in working 1 hour, does 2/5 of the job.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And that means the amount of time Leo would need to do the whole job alone is 5/2 hours.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A different thought process for reaching the final answer is to note that in the last hour working together they do 3/5 of the job, while Eric does 1/5 of the job.  That means Leo does 2/5 of the job in that hour; so he works twice as fast as Eric.  Then, since it takes Eric 5 hours to do the job alone, it would take Leo half as much time, which is 2.5 hours.<br><BR>\n" );
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