Well, their speeds are (

is Jack's speed, and

is Richard's.

They, together, can paint 12 houses in 35 days. To get a single house, we only have to calculate

which is very close to 3 (a bit below)
What is the actual question? I know what you're trying to say, just it's not enough info...
Answer:
He needs 3.75 lbs of sugar and 1.25 lbs of water.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x lbs be the amount of sugar in the syrup. Then 5-x lbs is the amount of water in this syrup.
Note
5 lbs - 100%
x lbs - 75%
Write a proportion:

Cross multiply:

So, he needs 3.75 lbs of sugar and 5 - 3.75 = 1.25 lbs of water.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Using exponential rules, this simplifies to
.
1/4(2x-14)=4
2x/4-14/4
X/2-7/2=4
x-7/2=4
8=x-7
8+7=x
X=15