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Answer: (m+n)/(mn)</h3>
Work Shown:
Josh:
1 room = m hours
1/m room = 1 hour
Kevin:
1 room = n hours
1/n room = 1 hour
We see that the rates for Josh and Kevin are 1/m and 1/n respectively. This is the amount of a room they paint in one hour. Combine the fractions
1/m + 1/n = n/(mn) + m/(mn) = (n+m)/(mn) = (m+n)/(mn)
The expression (m+n)/(mn) represents how much of the room they get painted in 1 hour. This is if they work together and it assumes neither worker slows the other one down.
Hey there,
The answer would be 132 hours..There is 24hours in a day so you multiply 24•5=120 then a half if a day is 12 hours, so you then add 12 to 120 which you get 132..
so I think 37\12 is the answer to this question
