We can solve this problem by calculating the individual rate of working and equate it to their total rate of working.
If Dave can complete a sales route in 4 hours, then his working rate is

Also, if James can do it in 5 hours, then his working rate is

Let

be the hours that both will use to complete the sales route,
Then rate at which both completes this task is

Meaning if we add their individual rates we should get

That is;

The LCM is

So let us multiply through with the LCM.


We simplify to get,

Dividing through by 9 gives;


Therefore the two will complete sales route in

hours.
Answer:
x=3
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
18. 8x+40
8. 2hours 30 minutes
Step-by-step explanation:
8. 8x2= 16
8 divided by 2 is 4
4+16= 20
4mph = 30 minutes
8mph = 1 hour
8+8+4= 2 hours and 30 minutes
Answer:
3,200 is first divided by 2 which is smallest prime number . Then the answer is get 1,600 . Again this number is divided by 2 then answer is 800 . This step is continues for all time . So , it is again divided by 2 then answer comes 400 then divided answer comes 200. Then again divided by 2 then answer is 100 and again divided by 2 then answer is 50 again divided by 2 then answer is 25. now we cannot divided by 2 this number 50. Then what to do? we have to use prime number .so we have to divided by 5 then answer is 5. In last ,for checking we have to multiply all this prime number to check this answer.