Question

Jordan is a manager at a landscaping company. He has two workers to landscape an entire park, Cory and Lynn. Cory can complete the project in 9 hours. Lynn can complete the project in 6 hours. Jordan wants to know how long it will take them to complete the project together.

Write an equation and solve for the time it takes Cory and Lynn to complete the project together. Explain each step

Answer 1

3 hours and 36 minutes is the answer

Answer 2

3 hours 36min

Explanation:

In 1 hour,

Cory can complete 1/9 of the project

Lynn cna complete 1/6 of the project

Total: 1/9 + 1/6 = 5/18

time taken to complete the project together = 18/18 / 5/18 = 18/5 = 3 3/5 hours

3/5 hours = 36/60 hours = 36minutes

therefore, 3hours 36mins

Topic: Rates and Proportions

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