Question

Jacob with his mower can mow and trim Mr. Clark's yard in two and a half hours, while Nicola with her mower can mow and trim the same yard in just two hours. If they work together on this yard and keep out of each other's way, in how many minutes can the yard be completed.

Answer 1

if Jacob can mos the yard in 2 and a half hours and Nicola can do it in 2 with both of them working together they will both be able to mow the yard in 1 hour

Answer 2

hello

Answer 3

You should set up a proportion, like this:
1/2.5 + 1/2 = 1/x
then you can begin by finding your LCD, once you have that you can add the numbers together and then cross multiply. Hope this helps!