SOLUTION: Rob can tar a roof in nine hours. One day hsi friend Kayla helped him and it only took 4.74 hours. How long would it take Kayla to do it alone?

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Question 143342: Rob can tar a roof in nine hours. One day hsi friend Kayla helped him and it only took 4.74 hours. How long would it take Kayla to do it alone?
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Rob can tar a roof in nine hours. One day his friend Kayla helped him and it only took 4.74 hours. How long would it take Kayla to do it alone
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Let t = K's time alone
Let the completed job = 1
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4.74%2F9 + 4.74%2Ft = 1
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Multiply equation by 9t and solve for t. (just like problem 143346)