Question 121862
t would take Felicia 4 hours to finish the work by herself. It would take Rachelle 5 hours. If they worked together, how long would it take them to finish the work?
(answer in hours and minutes please:] )
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Let t = time required if they work together:
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Let the completed work = 1
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{{{t/4}}} + {{{t/5}}} = 1
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Multiply equation by 20 to get rid of the denominator
20*{{{t/4}}} + 20*{{{t/5}}} = 20(1)
Cancel out the denominators and you have:
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5t + 4t = 20
9t = 20
t = {{{20/9}}}
t = 2.222 hr
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Change .222 hrs to minutes: .222 * 60 = 13.3 minutes
2 hrs 13 min working together:
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Check solution using the decimals
2.222/4 + 2.222/5 =
.5555 + .4444 = .9999 ~ 1