SOLUTION: carl can do the gardening in 3 hours, renee can do it in 2 hours, if they work together how long will it take them?

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Question 972153: carl can do the gardening in 3 hours, renee can do it in 2 hours, if they work together how long will it take them?
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If A can do a job in x time periods, then A can do of the job in 1 time period. Likewise, if B can do the same job in y time periods, then B can do of the job in 1 time period.

So, working together, they can do



of the job in 1 time period.

Therefore, they can do the whole job in:



time periods.


John