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  • 12-08-2020
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For Kevin, it takes 10 hours to repair the roof. However, Sam takes 12 hours to complete the same job. If working together, how long would they take?

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oscar236
oscar236 oscar236
  • 12-08-2020

Answer:

5.45 hours or 5 hours 27 minutes to nearest minute.

Step-by-step explanation:

We work in rates per hour.

Kevin does 1/10 of the roof in an hour and Sam does 1/12 of the roof/hour.

Now we add to get the equation:

1/10 + 1/12 = 1 / x    where x is the time they take to repair the roof working together.

Multiplying through by the LCM 60x:

6x + 5x = 60

11x = 60

x =60/11

x = 5.45 hours.

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