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madreJ [45]
3 years ago
6

Please Help!!

Mathematics
1 answer:
Mrrafil [7]3 years ago
6 0
Harry can rake the leaves in the yard 8 hours faster than his little brother Jimmy can. 
<span>If they join to work together they can complete the job in 3 hours. </span>
<span>1/x + 1/(x - 8) = 1/3 </span>
<span>3(x - 8) + 3x = x(x - 8) </span>
<span>x^2 - 14x + 24 = 0 </span>
<span>(x - 12)(x - 2) = 0 </span>
<span>Solutions: </span>
<span>x = 2 </span>
<span>x = 12 </span>
<span>Jimmy can complete the job on his own in 12 hours.</span>
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