Haley can paint a room in 8 hours. Kelly can paint the same room in 10 hours. How long does it take for both Haley and Kelly to paint the room if they are working together. Write an equation that using the variable t to represent the time it takes to paint the room together that can be used to solve the problem. Equation: How long does it take? hours Round your answer to 3 decimal places as needed

Haley can paint a room in 8 hours. Kelly can paint the same room in 10 hours. How long does it take for both Haley and Kelly to paint the room if they are working together. Write an equation that using the variable t to represent the time it takes to paint the room together that can be used to solve the problem. Equation: How long does it take? hours Round your answer to 3 decimal places as needed

Intermediate Algebra

19th Edition

ISBN:9780998625720

Author:Lynn Marecek

Publisher:Lynn Marecek

Chapter7: Rational Expressions And Functions

Section7.5: Solve Applications With Rational Equations

Problem 7.101TI: Alice can paint a room in 6 hours. If Kristina helps her it takes them 4 hours to paint the room....

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