You are remodeling your kitchen. You have contacted 2 tiling companies who gladly told you how long it took their workers to til

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You are remodeling your kitchen. You have contacted 2 tiling companies who gladly told you how long it took their workers to til

e a floor of a similar size. Jim completed 1/2 the floor in 12 hours, Pete completed the other 1/2 in 10 hours. If Pete can lay 25 more tiles per hour than Jim, what equation would you use to find the rate that Jim can lay tiles? Let x represent Jim's rate.
A. 10x = 12 (x -25)
B. 12x = 10 (x + 25)
C. 10x = 12 (x + 25)
D. 12x = 10 (x - 25)

Mathematics

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Ira Lisetskai [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-12T06:41:09+03:00

Ira Lisetskai [31]3 years ago

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Hence, Jim can lay 125 tiles and Pete can lay 25 more so 125+25=150 tiles.

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