Question

Ill give everyone who answers a medal and fan (:
Abigail and Bailey wash dogs to make extra money. Abigail can wash all of the dogs in 5 hours. Bailey can wash all the dogs in 3 hours. How long will it take them to wash the dogs if they work together?

Answer 1

UH UH 12!

Answer 2

ummm a correct answer

Answer 3

Am I right?

Answer 4

12 is rightttt

Answer 5

its not even one of the answer choices

Answer 6

a*5=A
b*3=A system :D

Answer 7

what does the little star mean?

Answer 8

It means multiply

Answer 9

it means multiply lol
a x 5 but i dont want you to confuse with letter x.

Answer 10

and how do i set up the systen and solve it haha

Answer 11

wait i am missing something

Answer 12

a+b=A

Answer 13

YEAY A FAN

Answer 14

hint: solve for t

1/5 + 1/3 = 1/t

Answer 15

5+3=8?

Answer 16

no wait i wrong again :( noooo lol

Answer 17

it can't be 8 hours because them working together means they get the job done faster than both 3 and 5 hours (assuming they do so efficiently and don't slow each other down)

Answer 18

im so confused haha i dont get how to solve it

Answer 19

Dang i just did a problem like this a week ago grrr

Answer 20

1/5 + 1/3 = 1/t

15t*(1/5) + 15t*(1/3) = 15t*(1/t) ... multiply everything by the LCD 15t

15t/5 + 15t/3 = 15t/t

3t + 5t = 15

t = ??

Answer 21

well i would say 15 over 8 but theres not a choice for that

Answer 22

15/8 = what in decimal form

Answer 23

there is 8 over 15, 1 over 15, or 1 and 7/8ths

Answer 24

oops there is 1/8 too

Answer 25

15/8 = (8 + 7)/8

15/8 = 8/8 + 7/8

15/8 = 1 + 7/8

Answer 26

so looks like they want the answer as a mixed number instead as an improper fraction

Answer 27

ohhh okay oops i got it thanks (:

Answer 28

a*5=A means abigail does all dogs in 5 hours
b*3=A bailey does all dogs in 3

a+b= ? so plug in
A/5+A/3=8/15 A

Answer 29

i'd go with jim tho lol.

Answer 30

thanks to all of you!

Answer 31

you're on the right track timo86m

yw