Problema Solution

Jak cut the grass in 6 hours. Ana can do it in 7 hours. How long will it take them both to cut the grass

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Jak cut the grass in 6 hours thus in 1 hour he will cut 1/6 of the grass


Ana can do it in 7 hours this in 1 hour she will cut 1/7 of the grass


let 'x' represent the number of hours needed to cut the grass together, x>0


In 1 hour Jak and Anna will cut 1/x of the grass


Now we have:


1/6 + 1/7 = 1/x


by solving we find:


x = 42/13 hr


x = 3 3/13 hr


x = 3 hr 3*60/13 min


x = 3 hr 14 min approximately


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it will take them 3 hours and 14 minutes the cut the grass together.