Question

Jaqleen can unload a grocery truck twice as fast as Marco. Together, they can unload the truck in 5 hours. How long would it take each of them working alone to unload the truck
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Answer 1

Jaqleen unloads a truck in x hours and Marco takes 2x hours.

Working together (x*2x) / (x+2x) = 5 hours

2x^2 / 3x = 5  Multiplying both sides by 3x equals 2x^2 -15x = 0

x = 7.5 hours

So Jaqleen takes 7.5 hours and Marco takes 15 hours

Double-Check (7.5 * 15) / (7.5 + 15) = 112.5 / 22.5 equals

5 hours Correct!!