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.