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Two groups of volunteers are cleaning up the football stadium after the Homecoming game. Volunteers from the Band Booster Club have already cleaned 2 rows of bleachers and will continue to clean at a rate of 7 rows per minute. The leadership class has completed 11 rows and will continue working at 4 rows per minute. Once the two groups get to the point where they have cleaned the same number of rows, they will take a break and decide how to split up the remaining work. How long will that take? How many minutes will each group have cleaned by then?

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User Laurent Debricon
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Answer:

each group would have cleaned for 3mins

it's would take 3mins before they both take a break

Explanation:

band booster club

2 already done

7rows/min

leadership class

11 rows already done

4rows/min

11-2

=9

at 0min leadership class is ahead by 9

min=x

2+7x=11+4x

7x-4x=11-2

3x=9

x=3

after 3mins the leadership class and the club will have both done 23 rows

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