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Question 1054724: It takes Mandy 4 hours to proof a chapter of Hawkes Learning Systems' Intermediate Algebra book and it takes Kim 5 hours. How long would it take them working together? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
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It takes Mandy 4 hours to proof a chapter of Hawkes Learning Systems' Intermediate Algebra book and it takes Kim 5 hours. How long would it take them working together? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
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4*5/(4+5) = 20/9 hours

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It takes Mandy 4 hours to proof a chapter of Hawkes Learning Systems' Intermediate Algebra book and it takes Kim 5 hours.
How long would it take them working together? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
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Mandy: 1%2F4 of the chapter per hour.

Kim:   1%2F5 of the chapter per hour.

Together: 1%2F4+%2B+1%2F5 = 5%2F20+%2B+4%2F20 = 9%2F20 of the chapter per hour.

Answer. It would take 20%2F9 hours = 2 2%2F9 hour, working together.

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