SOLUTION: TWO MEN PAINTED A ROOM IN 3 HOURS. HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE EACH WORKING ALONE TO PAINT THE ROOM IF THE FASTER ONE CAN DO IT IN 2 1/2 HRS. LESS THAN THE OTHER ONE?
SO WHAT WOULD T
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Question 102668: TWO MEN PAINTED A ROOM IN 3 HOURS. HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE EACH WORKING ALONE TO PAINT THE ROOM IF THE FASTER ONE CAN DO IT IN 2 1/2 HRS. LESS THAN THE OTHER ONE?
SO WHAT WOULD THE EQUTION BE AND HOW WOULD I SOLVE IT. Found 2 solutions by ankor@dixie-net.com, scott8148:Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
Example: A takes 6 hr and B takes 8 hr, how long together?
in 1 hour; A does 1/6 and B does 1/8 and they complete 7/24 of the job
in x hours; A does x/6 and B does x/8 and they complete 1/1 or the whole job
(x/6)+(x/8)=1 ... 4x+3x=24 ... 7x=24 ... x=24/7 (note relationship to 1 hour's work)
in your problem, you know the time together and you want the individual times ... x and x+2.5
