Problema Solution

It takes Terrell 74 minutes to weed his garden if he does this every 2 weeks, while his wife his wife can get it done in 54 minutes. How long would it take them working together?

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so if Terrell and his wife both work for 'x' hours, then their combined work is equalized:


74x = 54(1-x)

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equal amount of minutes

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x = 0.421875


To convert to Terrell's work into minutes: 0.42185 * 74 = 31.31


so both would work approximately 31 minutes