Harry can rake the leaves in the yard 8 hours faster than his little brother Jimmy can. If they work together, they can complete the job in 3 hours. Using complete sentences, explain each step in figuring out how to determine the time it would take Jimmy to complete this job on his own.

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anonymous · Answer

1/x + 1/x-8 =1/3 this is what i have but i dont know how to solve from here? any help would be very much appreciated

stefrheart · Answer

so have you tried combining the 1/x?

anonymous · Answer

i dont understand what yu mean?
combine with what?

stefrheart · Answer

combine the like terms

anonymous · Answer

2/2x-8=1/3?

anonymous · Answer

??

stefrheart · Answer

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