Problema Solution

You and your brother start a house cleaning service over the summer. Your brother takes twice as long as you on a certain room but together it takes you 60 minutes to clean the room. How long would it take you to clean the certain room by your self?

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suppose you take x and your brother takes  2x

1/x + 1/2x = 1/60

3/2x = 1/60

x = 3*60/2

x = 90

 

you take 90 minuts.