Carl can paint a room 3 hours faster than Jennifer can. If they work together, they can complete the job in 2 hours. Using complete sentences, explain each step in figuring out how to determine the time it would take Jennifer to complete this job on her own.

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thesmartone · Answer

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Lets say Jennifer can do the job in x hours then Carl can do it in x+3 hours $\Large\color{red}{\frac{1}{x+3}+\frac{1}{x}=\frac{1}{2}}$

anonymous · Answer

thank you!