It takes terrel 69 minutes to weed his garden if he does it every 2 weeks, while his wife can get it done in 49 minutes. How long would it take them working together? Round to the nearest tenth of a minute

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Answer: 28.7 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Terrel: [tex]\dfrac{1}{69}[/tex] of job per minute

Wife: [tex]\dfrac{1}{49}[/tex] of job per minute

Together: [tex]\dfrac{1}{x}[/tex] of job per minute


Terrel + Wife = Together

 [tex]\dfrac{1}{69}+\dfrac{1}{49}=\dfrac{1}{x}[/tex]

 [tex]\dfrac{1}{69}(69*49*x)+\dfrac{1}{49}(69*49*x)=\dfrac{1}{x}(69*49*x)[/tex]

  49x + 69x = 69 * 49

        118x     =   3381

           x       =   28.7



Time required to complete the work done when working together is equals to 28.7 minute( round to nearest tenth).

What is work done?

" Work done defined as the product of time taken to the rate of work ."

According to the question,

'x' represents time take to complete the work when working together

Terrel complete his work = 69 minutes

Work done by Terrel in 1 minutes = [tex]\frac{1}{69}[/tex]

Wife complete his work = 49 minutes

Work done by Wife in 1 minutes = [tex]\frac{1}{49}[/tex]

As per the condition given of working together,

[tex]\frac{1}{69 }+ \frac{1}{49} =\frac{1}{x} \\\\\implies\frac{49 + 69}{3381}=\frac{1}{x} \\\\\implies x= \frac{3381}{118} \\\\\implies x= 28.65[/tex]

x = 28.7minutes ( round to the nearest tenth)

Hence, time required to complete the work done when working together is equals to 28.7 minute( round to nearest tenth).

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