Problema Solution

Olivia can type a report in 2 hours and John takes 3 hours. If the two of them work together, how long will it take to type up the report?

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Olivia can type a report in 2 hours thus her rate is 1/2 reports per hour


John takes 3 hours thus his rate is 1/3 reports per hour


Let x = the hours they need to type a report together thus the together rate is 1/x reports per hour


1/2 + 1/3 = 1/x


by solving we find


x = 1.2 hr


x = 1 hr 12 min


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it will take 1 hr 12 min to type up the report together.