SOLUTION: Lupe can clean 4 houses in certain hours. it takes susie 2 more hours to clean 4 houses. if they work together, they can clean 9 houses in 10 hours. How long does it take Lupe to c

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Question 1118017: Lupe can clean 4 houses in certain hours. it takes susie 2 more hours to clean 4 houses. if they work together, they can clean 9 houses in 10 hours. How long does it take Lupe to clean 4 houses by herself? Algebra Word problem
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Lupe can clean 4 houses in A certain NUMBER OF hours. it takes susie 2 more hours to clean 4 houses. if they work together, they can clean 9 houses in 10 hours. How long does it take Lupe to clean 4 houses by herself?
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Rates in unit of HOUSES per HOUR
LUPE, 4%2Fx
Susie, 4%2F%28x%2B2%29
TOGETHER Lupe and Susie, 9%2F10
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4%2Fx%2B4%2F%28x%2B2%29=9%2F10-------Solve this for x.