Answer: Time taken by Ximena to paint the fence alone = 24 hours
Time taken by Candice to paint the fence alone = 12 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x= Time taken by Ximena to paint the fence alone .
Time taken by Candice to paint the fence alone = x-12
As per given , we have

if x= 4
Time taken by Ximena = 4 hours
Time taken by Candice = 4-12 hours =-8 hours which is not possible. (time cannot be negative)
Therefore, x= 24
Such that
Time taken by Ximena to paint the fence alone = 24 hours
Time taken by Candice to paint the fence alone = 24-12=12 hours
The first thing we must do for this case is to define variables.
We have then:
x = Tim's age
Now we write the equation:
x + 7 = 3 (x-19)
Answer:
Tim's age in 7 years will be three times what it was 19 years ago:
x + 7 = 3 (x-19)
First, you need to set the equation equal to zero:
n^2 + 7n + 10 = 0
Now we factor. We need to find two numbers that add up to 7 and multiply to 10.
2 + 5 = 7
2 * 5 = 10
Now, we just need to write this as a polynomial:
(n + 2) (n + 5)
is our answer.
Hope this helps!