SOLUTION: Ben and Jerry want to make some ice cream. Ben can pick the strawberry field by himself in 8 hours but doesn't show up until an hour after Jerry starts picking. They both then work
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Question 807585: Ben and Jerry want to make some ice cream. Ben can pick the strawberry field by himself in 8 hours but doesn't show up until an hour after Jerry starts picking. They both then work and finish picking the field in another 2 hours. If ben had not shown up and Jerry had to work by himself, how long would it have taken him to pick the field?
MY work:
Ben's rate = 1/8. time= 3 hours?
Jerry's rate = 1/x time=2 hours? to do the job together
(1/8)(3)+1/x(2)=1
an equation has to be made and then plugged back in? charts help me the best
Rate of work Time Worked Parts of field picked
Ben
Jerry Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
