SOLUTION: Tim can trim 10 trees in 2/3 the time it takes Tom. They trim trees together for 1 hour 11 minutes. Then Tom continues alone until a total of 10 trees are trimmed (it took him 35 m

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Question 138408This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Algebra 1
: Tim can trim 10 trees in 2/3 the time it takes Tom. They trim trees together for 1 hour 11 minutes. Then Tom continues alone until a total of 10 trees are trimmed (it took him 35 minutes 30 seconds). Working alone, how long would it take Tim to trim 10 trees? This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Algebra 1

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x="Tim alone", so 1.5x="Tom alone" __ they each do some fraction of the job

71/x+106.5/(1.5x)=1 __ 71/x+71/x=1 __ 142/x=1 __ 142=x