Question

Carl can paint a room 3 hours faster than Jennifer can. If they work together, they can complete the job in 2 hours. Using complete sentences, explain each step in figuring out how to determine the time it would take Jennifer to complete this job on her ow

Answer 1

If they would both work at the same speed they would each take 4 hours to complete the room. So in total they would work 8 hours. But because Carl can finish three hours before Jennifer 3 hours of the eight already got to Jennifer. Then we divide the resting 5 hours by the two and then we have:

Jennifer:

3+2,5=5,5

Carl:

2,5

( if I am right)