Problema Solution
Bob can refinish the floor in 6 fewer hours than it takes Alice to refinish the same floor. it takes 4 hours to do it together. How long will it take each of them?
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Bob can refinish the floor in 6 fewer hours than it takes Alice to refinish the same floor. it takes 4 hours to do it together. How long will it take each of them?
let x - Alice
x - 6 = Bob
x(x-6) / (x + x -6 ) = 4
x^2 - 6x /2x -6 = 4
x^2 - 6x = 8x -24
x^2 - 14x +24 = 0
(x-12) (x -2) = 0
x =12 hours Alice
Bob = 6 hours