Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer from -chisnau