Question

Ted can mow the lawn in 5 minutes by using his power mower. Galen takes 15 minutes to mow the same lawn using a push-type mower. How many minutes would the job take if the two boys worked together? If t is the time working together, which of the following expressions represents the portion of the job that Ted will complete when the guys work together?

Answer 1

We need to calculate a TIME. Here, TIME = job / rate

Here,

1 JOB 1 1
------------------------------------- = ------------------ = ---------------
JOB/5 min + JOB/15 min 1/5 + 1/15 3/15+1/15
1
= ------------ minutes = 15/4 minutes = 3 3/4 minutes (answer)
4/15

Answer 2

t/5

Explanation:

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