Question

Tyrell can mow his lawn in 4 hours, but his brother Hunter takes 6 hours to mow the same lawn. Let x represent the number of

hours it will take for Tyrell and Hunter to mow the lawn if they work together.

Part B: It would take Tyrell and Hunter Select]

hours to mow the lawn together.

Answer 1

it will take Tyrell and Hunter approximately 2.4 hours to mow the lawn together.

Explanation:

To determine the number of hours it will take for Tyrell and Hunter to mow the lawn together, we can use the concept of work rates.

Tyrell mow 1/4 per hour

Hunter mow 1/6 per hour

When working together, their work rates are additive. Therefore, the combined work rate of Tyrell and Hunter is:

1/4 + 1/6 = 3/12 + 2/12 = 5/12 of the lawn per hour.

(5/12) * x = 1 (since they need to mow the entire lawn, which is equivalent to 1).

x = (1) * (12/5) = 12/5 = 2.4 hours.