SOLUTION: Carlos can strip a hardwood floor in 3 hours, agnew can strip the same area in 6 hours how long wuld it take the two workers working together?
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Question 569234: Carlos can strip a hardwood floor in 3 hours, agnew can strip the same area in 6 hours how long wuld it take the two workers working together? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Carlos can strip a hardwood floor in 3 hours, agnew can strip the same area in 6 hours how long wuld it take the two workers working together?
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Carlos rate: 1/3 job/hr
Agnew rate:: 1/6 job/hr
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Together rate: 1/x job/hr
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Equation:
rate + rate = together rate
1/3 + 1/6 = 1/x
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2x + x = 6
3x = 6
x = 2 hrs (time to do the job together)
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cheers,
Stan H.
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