Question

Priya, and Jibran take 1 hour and 10 minutes working together to deliver all newspapers on their route. Priya, when working alone, can finish the delivery route 5 minutes faster than Jibran. How many minutes does it take each person to complete the route if they worked alone

Answer 1

Priya takes 32 minutes and 30 seconds to complete the route and Jibran takes 37 minutes and 30 seconds to complete the route.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Priya takes 32 minutes and 30 seconds to complete the route and Jibran takes 37 minutes and 30 seconds to complete the route.

Explanation:

We have that Priya (P) and Jibran (J) take 1 h + 10 min working together:

`P + J = 60min + 10min = 70 min` (1)

Also, Priya can finish the delivery 5 minutes faster than Jibran:

`P = J - 5` (2)

By entering equation (2) into (1) we have:

`(J - 5) + J = 70 min`

`2J = 75 min`

`J = 37.5 min = 37 min + 30 s`

Hence, Jibran takes 37 minutes and 30 seconds to complete the route.

Now, by entering J into equation (2):

`P = 37 min + 30 s - 5 min = 32 min + 30s`

Therefore, Priya takes 32 minutes and 30 seconds to complete the route.

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