SOLUTION: One maid can clean the house three times faster than another. Working together they can clean the entire house in 3 hours. How long would it take the faster maid cleaning alone.
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Question 28471: One maid can clean the house three times faster than another. Working together they can clean the entire house in 3 hours. How long would it take the faster maid cleaning alone.
SO far I can only make out 3x. I cannot figure out the rest of the equation. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
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rate working together = faster maid's rate alone + slower maid's rate alone
let x = the faster maids time
let 3x = the slower maids time
(1 house / 3 hours) = (1 house / x) + (1 house / 3x)
1/3 = 1/x + 1/(3x)
multioly both sides by 3x
x = 3 + 1 = 4
so it takes the faster maid 4 hours working alone
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1/3 = 1/4 + 1/12
lcd is 12
4/12 = 3/12 + 1/12
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