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lukranit [14]
3 years ago
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Dominique can ice cupcakes twice as fast as Houston. When they work together, Dominique and Houston can ice a large order of cup

cakes in 5 hours. How many hours would it take Houston to ice them by himself?
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2 answers:
olganol [36]3 years ago
6 0
This is a work problem. It can be solved as follows:

Houston = 1/x
Dominique = (1/2x)
Together = 1/5

Then, we add Houston and Dominique:

1/x + 1/2x = 1/5

Solve for x,

x = 2/15

Therefore, it would take 15/2 hours for Houston to ice by himself, the last option.
andriy [413]3 years ago
4 0

Answer: 15/2

Step-by-step explanation:

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