SOLUTION: zoe can rake her yard in 4 hours. stan can do the same job in only 3 hours. how long would it take zoe and stand to rake the yard if they worked together?
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Question 1025653: zoe can rake her yard in 4 hours. stan can do the same job in only 3 hours. how long would it take zoe and stand to rake the yard if they worked together? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! zoe can rake her yard in 4 hours. stan can do the same job in only 3 hours. how long would it take zoe and stand to rake the yard if they worked together?
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zoe rate:: 1/4 job/hr
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stan rate:: 1/3 job/hr
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together rate:: 1/x job/hr
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Equation:
rate + rate = together rate
1/4 + 1/3 = 1/x
3x + 4x = 4*3
7x = 12
x = 12/7 = 1.71 hrs = 1hr 0.71*60 min = 1hr 42sec (time to do the job together)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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