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  • 04-04-2022
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Carley can mow the lawn in 5 hours. When Carley and her dad work together, they can do it in 2
hours. How long does it take Carley's dad to mow the lawn?

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  • 05-04-2022

The time it will take Carley's dad to mow the lawn is 3.3 hours.

What is rate?

Rate is the ratio between two related quantities in different units. Therefore,

The rate Carley do the  lawn = 1 / 5

When they work together they do it the 1 / 2 rate.

Therefore,

let

the hours it takes Carley dad = x hours . Therefore,

1 / 5 + 1 / x  = 1 / 2

x + 5/ 5x = 1 / 2

cross multiply

2(x + 5) = 5x

2x + 10 = 5x

10 = 5x - 2x

10 = 3x

x = 10 / 3

x = 3.3 hours

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