SOLUTION: You can mow 1 acre of the city park in 20 minutes. Your friend can mow 1 acre of the park in 25 minutes.
Enter an equation that can be used to find the time in minutes, t, it w
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Question 1126988: You can mow 1 acre of the city park in 20 minutes. Your friend can mow 1 acre of the park in 25 minutes.
Enter an equation that can be used to find the time in minutes, t, it would take you and your friend to mow 12 acres of the park if you work together.
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You can mow acre in minutes, so your rate of mowing is
Your friend's rate is per min
Working together, your combined rate is
The time per acre is
if and , then