Question

John and Sam have a lawn mowing service. At one home, John can mow the lawn by himself in 2 hours, but it takes Sam 2.5 hours. How many hours twill it take them to mow the same lawn

together? Give the answer correct to one decimal place.

Answer 1

3/5 hours or 36 minutes

Explanation:

John could mow three of these lawns in three hours (3/1 = three), while Sam could only mow two in three hours (3/1.5 = two). Therefore, the two of them could cut 5 lawns in 3 hours (3+2). Together, they can cut the same lawn in three and a half hours, or 36 minutes.