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it takes jack ten minutes to sweep a porch. eugene can sweep the same porch in eight minutes. find out how long it would take them if they work together.

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Answer:

4.5 Minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Since it takes Jack 10 minutes and Eugene 8 minutes, we will take the middle which is 9 minutes. Next, since we know 2 people will be doing the job, it should take half of the time. So 9/2 = 4.5

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