SOLUTION: Working together, Joe and David can clear snow from the city streets in 20 hours. working alone, joe requires 9 hours LESS than David does. How many hours would it take Joe and Dav

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Question 1136938: Working together, Joe and David can clear snow from the city streets in 20 hours. working alone, joe requires 9 hours LESS than David does. How many hours would it take Joe and David respectively to clear the streets alone?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Joe, 1%2Fx
David, 1%2F%28x%2B9%29


1%2Fx%2B1%2F%28x%2B9%29=1%2F20
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