Let's look at work rates per minute.
Together they can paint the wall in x minutes.
Working together, in 1 minute, they do 1/x of the job.
The student who paints the wall in 16 minutes does 1/16 of the job in 1 minute.
The student who paints the wall in 24 minutes does 1/24 of the job in 1 minute.
Together, they do 1/16 + 1/24 of the job in 1 minute, but from above, we see that together, they do 1/x of the job in 1 minute, so 1/16 + 1/24 must equal 1/x. That gives us our equation.
1/16 + 1/24 = 1/x
1/16 * 3/3 + 1/24 * 2/2 = 1/x
3/48 + 2/48 = 1/x
5/48 = 1/x
x = 48/5 = 9.6
Answer: It takes them 9.6 minutes, or about 10 minutes to do the job together.
Answer: d or a i think
Step-by-step explanation:
-3|x-3|=-6
divide both sides by -3
|x-3|=2
assume
x-3=2 and
x-3=-2
x-3=2
add 3
x=5
x-3=-2
add 3
x=1
x=5 or 1
Answer:
x(2x−3)(x−3)
Step-by-step explanation:
2x^3−9x^2+9x
= x(2x−3)(x−3)
