SOLUTION: Two road crews, working together, repaired 1 mile of road in 4 hours. Working separately, one of the crews takes about 6 hours to repair a similar road. How long would it take the

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Question 40893: Two road crews, working together, repaired 1 mile of road in 4 hours. Working separately, one of the crews takes about 6 hours to repair a similar road. How long would it take the other crew, working alone, to repair a similar road?
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4=6X/6+X OR 6X=24+4X OR 2X=24 OR X=24/2 OR X=12