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Question 765115: a and b can cover certain distance in 2hours 30 minutes,a can cover the same in 3hours 30 minutes,in how many hours b alone take to cover the same distance Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is a rate problem. Add their rate of covering
distance to get their rate working together.
a's rate is ( 1 distance covered ) / ( 3.5 hrs )
a and b together rate: ( 1 distance covered ) / ( 2.5 hrs )
Let = hrs for b alone to cover distance
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Multiply both sides by
b alone takes 8 hrs and 45 min to cover the same distance
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check:
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