SOLUTION: Jim and Susie both work for a landscaping company. Jim can finish a planting job in 4hours, while it takes Susie 3 hours to finish the same job. if Jim and Susie will work together
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Question 1099582: Jim and Susie both work for a landscaping company. Jim can finish a planting job in 4hours, while it takes Susie 3 hours to finish the same job. if Jim and Susie will work together on the job, and the cost of labor is $55 per hour, what should the labor estimate be? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Jim's rate of working is:
[ 1 job ] / [ 4 hrs ]
Susie's rate of working is:
[ 1 job ] / [ 3 hrs ]
Let = time in hrs for them
to do the job working together.
Add their rates of working to get
their rate working together
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Multiply both sides by
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[ hrs ] x [ dollars/hr ] = [ estimate in dollars ]
$94.29 for labor
