SOLUTION: Michael can do the household chores in 2 hours and Gabriel can do it in 3 hours. If they work together, how long will it take Michael and Gabriel to do the household chores?
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Question 1133387: Michael can do the household chores in 2 hours and Gabriel can do it in 3 hours. If they work together, how long will it take Michael and Gabriel to do the household chores?
Michael can do of the job per hour - it is his rate of work.
Gabriel can do of the job per hour - it is his rate of work.
Working together, they can make = = of the job per hour.
Hence, they need of an hour = of an hour = 1 hour and 12 minutes to complete the job, working together. ANSWER
