Problema Solution

By himself a person can mow his lawn in 40 minutes. With his daughters help they finish in 30 minutes. How long woul it take his daughter to mow the lawn by herself?

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let her does in x minutes

in 1 minute his daughter laws = 1/x

in 30 min she laws = 30/x

in 30 mins. he laws = 30/40

30/x + 30/40 = 1

=> x= 120 minutes