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Working alone Shana can rake the leaves in the yard in 4-1/2 hrs, while it takes John only 3 hrs to do the
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Working alone Shana can rake the leaves in the yard in 4-1/2 hrs, while it takes John only 3 hrs to do the
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Working alone Shana can rake the leaves in the yard in 4-1/2 hrs, while it takes John only 3 hrs to do the same task. How fast can they rake the leaves if they work together if they both work at their original rates? This question is from textbook
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Working alone Shana can rake the leaves in the yard in 4-1/2 hrs, while it takes John only 3 hrs to do the same task. How fast can they rake the leaves if they work together if they both work at their original rates?
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Let x = time required to complete the job when they work together
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Let the completed job = 1
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A simple equation + = 1
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We can get rid of the denominators by multiplying by 9
9* + 9* = 9(1)
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Cancel out the denominators and you have:
2x + 3x = 9
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5x = 9
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x =
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x = 1.8 hrs working together:
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Check solution using the original equation: + =
.4 + .6 = 1
