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Shalnov [3]
3 years ago
15

Some please help Harry can rake the leaves in the yard 8 hours faster than his little brother Jimmy can. If they work together,

they can complete the job in 3 hours. Using complete sentences, explain each step in figuring out how to determine the time it would take Jimmy to complete the job on his own.
Mathematics
1 answer:
pantera1 [17]3 years ago
4 0

use rates, the rate a person is working is the reciprocal of the time working together, they work at a rate of 1/3 job per hour when two people work together their rates add together ---> 1/h + 1/j = 1/3 ---> h = j - 8 (harry takes 8 hrs less than jimmy) substitute and solve for j

<span><span>1<span>j−8</span></span>+<span>1j</span>=<span>13</span></span> combine fractions <span><span><span>j+(j−8)</span><span>j(j−8)</span></span>=<span>13</span></span> cross-multiply <span><span>j2</span>−8j=6j−24</span> <span><span>j2</span>−14j+24=0</span> Factor <span>(j−12)(j−2)=0</span> j = 12 It takes jimmy 12 hours to rake the leaves

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